Cabin in the Sky

At Last on the Screen! The Musical Comedy Sensation!

Duration: 98 min
Release date: 1943-03-24
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When compulsive gambler Little Joe Jackson dies in a drunken fight, he awakens in purgatory, where he learns that he will be sent back to Earth for six months to prove that he deserves to be in heaven. He awakens, remembering nothing and struggles to do right by his devout wife, Petunia, while an angel known as the General and the devil's son, Lucifer Jr., fight for his soul.

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Ethel Waters
Ethel Waters
as Petunia Jackson
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
as Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson
Lena Horne
Lena Horne
as Georgia Brown
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
as The Trumpeter
Rex Ingram
Rex Ingram
as Lucius / Lucifer Jr.
Kenneth Spencer
Kenneth Spencer
as The General / Rev. Greene
John 'Bubbles' Sublett
John 'Bubbles' Sublett
as Domino Johnson
Oscar Polk
Oscar Polk
as The Deacon / Fleetfoot
Mantan Moreland
Mantan Moreland
as First Idea Man
Willie Best
Willie Best
as Second Idea Man
Fletcher Rivers
Fletcher Rivers
as Third Idea Man
Leon James Poke
Leon James Poke
as Fourth Idea Man
Bill Bailey
Bill Bailey
as Bill
Ford Washington Lee
Ford Washington Lee
as Messenger Boy
Butterfly McQueen
Butterfly McQueen
as Lily
Ruby Dandridge
Ruby Dandridge
as Mrs. Kelso
Nick Stewart
Nick Stewart
as Dude
Ernest Whitman
Ernest Whitman
as Jim Henry
Jules Adger
Jules Adger
as Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Doris Ake
Doris Ake
as Dancer / Jim Henry Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Juliette Ball
Juliette Ball
as Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Lennie Bluett
Lennie Bluett
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Bernard Bradley
Bernard Bradley
as Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Daisy Bufford
Daisy Bufford
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Jas. Burch
Jas. Burch
as Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Curry Lee Calmes
Curry Lee Calmes
as Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Rita Christiani
Rita Christiani
as Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence / Jitterbugger (uncredited)
Vivian Dandridge
Vivian Dandridge
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
June Decuire
June Decuire
as Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Dorothea Durham
Dorothea Durham
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
as Duke Ellington (uncredited)
Byron Ellis
Byron Ellis
as Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Joel Fluellen
Joel Fluellen
as Mr. Kelso / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Louise Franklin
Louise Franklin
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
William Gillespie
William Gillespie
as Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)
Suzette Harbin
Suzette Harbin
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Avanelle Harris
Avanelle Harris
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Kathleen Hartsfield
Kathleen Hartsfield
as Dancer at Jim Henry's Paradise (uncredited)
Maggie Hathaway
Maggie Hathaway
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Cleo Herndon
Cleo Herndon
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Lawaune Ingram
Lawaune Ingram
as Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Bobby Johnson
Bobby Johnson
as Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Glenn Leedy
Glenn Leedy
as Boy in Church (uncredited)
Meade 'Lux' Lewis
Meade 'Lux' Lewis
as Whistling Solo in 'Take a Chance on Love' (uncredited)
Juanita Moore
Juanita Moore
as Nightclub Patron / Churchgoer (uncredited)
Tommie Moore
Tommie Moore
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Jieno Moxzer
Jieno Moxzer
as Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Florence O'Brien
Florence O'Brien
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Neva Peoples
Neva Peoples
as Dancer / Jim Henry Patron (uncredited)
Amanda Randolph
Amanda Randolph
as Churchgoer (uncredited)
Louise Ritchie
Louise Ritchie
as Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Henry Phace Roberts
Henry Phace Roberts
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Carmencita Romero
Carmencita Romero
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Clinton Rosemond
Clinton Rosemond
as Doctor (uncredited)
Archie Savage
Archie Savage
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Edward C. Short
Edward C. Short
as Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)
Johnny Thomas
Johnny Thomas
as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Ernestine Wade
Ernestine Wade
as Churchgoer (uncredited)
Arthur Walker
Arthur Walker
as Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)
Artie Young
Artie Young
as Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Juano Hernández
Juano Hernández
as Neighbor (uncredited)
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