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Cabin in the Sky(1943)
Status: Released
Date: 1943-03-24
65%
50 Votes
Time: 1h 38m
At Last on the Screen! The Musical Comedy Sensation!
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $662,141.00
Revenue: $1,606,624.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Loew's Incorporated
Movie: Cabin in the Sky
Top 10 Billed Cast
Ethel Waters
Petunia Jackson
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson
Lena Horne
Georgia Brown
Louis Armstrong
The Trumpeter
Rex Ingram
Lucius / Lucifer Jr.
John 'Bubbles' Sublett
Domino Johnson
Oscar Polk
The Deacon / Fleetfoot
Mantan Moreland
First Idea Man
Willie Best
Second Idea Man
Video Trailer Cabin in the Sky
Video: Cabin in the Sky (1943) Original Trailer
Cabin in the Sky (1943) Original Trailer
Cabin in the Sky - Trailer
John Landis on Cabin In The Sky
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John Landis on Cabin In The Sky - Featurette
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