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Cabin in the Sky (1943)
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9 April 1943 (USA)
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Broadway's big, fun-jammed music show is on the screen at last--crowded with stars and songs and spectacle in the famed MGM manner! more
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A compulsive gambler dies during a shooting, but he'll receive a second chance to reform himself and to make up with his worried wife. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for Oscar.
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Absolutely delightful
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ethel Waters | ... | Petunia Jackson |
| Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson | ... | Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson |
 | Lena Horne | ... | Georgia Brown |
 | Louis Armstrong | ... | The Trumpeter |
| Rex Ingram | ... | Lucifer Jr. / Lucius Ferry |
| Kenneth Spencer | ... | The General / Rev. Greene |
| John William Sublett | ... | Domino Johnson (as 'Bubbles' John W. Sublett) |
| Oscar Polk | ... | The Deacon / Fleetfoot |
| Mantan Moreland | ... | First Idea Man |
| Willie Best | ... | Second Idea Man |
| Fletcher Rivers | ... | Third Idea Man (as Moke [Fletcher Rivers]) |
| Leon James Poke | ... | Fourth Idea Man (as Poke Leon James) |
| Ford Washington Lee | ... | Messenger Boy (as 'Buck' Ford L. Washington) |
| Bill Bailey | ... | Bill |
| Butterfly McQueen | ... | Lily |
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98 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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Oscar Polk's last movie.
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Continuity: After Domino Johnson accidentally shoots Petunia in the nightclub, she drapes her right arm over the staircase twice.
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Petunia Jackson:
[after she runs Jim Henry and his crony off] Oh, Lord! Please forgive me for backsliding, but sometimes when you fight the Devil you've got to jab him with his own pitchfork!
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Referenced in Brush with Life: The Art of Being Edward Biberman (2007)
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Going Up
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Take the film only for what it is, a spoof, farce or light comedy. Serving that purpose, the cast is delightful with required over-the-top performances by one and all. Ethel Waters is a dream throughout; I only wish Minelli had let her sing "Takin' a Chance on Love" without the unwelcome distraction of the tap dance sequence. Besides Waters, Lucifer's team steals the show, and of course today one wishes that Louis Armstrong could have been given a chance to demonstrate his unique vocal style. But this is nitpicking. The film is an absolutely delightful period piece with a superb cast and memorable vocals. I try to watch it at least once a year and may purchase the DVD to share with friends. (I've already purchased two of Ethel Waters' CDs.)