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Cabin in the Sky (1943) 7.1
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. Director:Vincente MinnelliWriters:Joseph Schrank (screen play), Lynn Root (based upon the book of the musical play by), 1 more credit » |
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Title: Cabin in the Sky (1943)
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| Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson | ... | ||
| Lena Horne | ... |
Georgia Brown
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Lucius /
Lucifer Jr.
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Kenneth Spencer | ... |
The General /
Rev. Green
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John William Sublett | ... |
Domino Johnson
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Oscar Polk | ... |
The Deacon /
Fleetfoot
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Mantan Moreland | ... |
First Idea Man
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Willie Best | ... |
Second Idea Man
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Fletcher Rivers | ... |
Third Idea Man
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Leon James Poke | ... |
Fourth Idea Man
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Bill Bailey | ... |
Bill
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Ford Washington Lee | ... |
Messenger Boy
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Lily
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Chronic gambler and carouser "Little" Joe Jackson is shot by Domino Johnson at Jim Henry's gambling club over an outstanding gambling debt. Little Joe's wife, the God-fearing Petunia Jackson, prays not only for her husband's mortal life, but also his eternal soul as she's afraid that if he dies now, he, despite not being an evil man, won't make it into heaven. As Little Joe is close to death, he is visited by agents of both the Lord and of Lucifer. They make a deal with him: they will give him six months to atone for the errors of his human life. Once back on Earth, he won't remember the deal but both the Lord and Lucifer will be watching over him, trying to get him to see things their way. As both sides try to get Little Joe's soul, they figure that some of the most powerful tools they have at their disposal are the women in Little Joe's life: Petunia on behalf of the Lord, and Georgia Brown, a gold-digging floozy, on behalf of Lucifer. As hard as both the Lord and Lucifer try to get... Written by Huggo
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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! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
9 April 1943 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Un petit coin aux cieux See more »Filming Locations:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USABox Office
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$662,141 (estimated)Company Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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(1943)
Music by Harold Arlen
Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
Performed Ethel Waters (uncredited)
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MGM recycled some of its tornado footage from The Wizard of Oz for a key scene in this movie. See more »Goofs
During the nightclub fight between Domino Johnson and Little Joe, the gunshot he fires accidentally hits Petunia. She falls down on the steps of the staircase, where she drapes her right arm twice over the side. See more »Soundtracks
"Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe"(1943)
Music by Harold Arlen
Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
Performed Ethel Waters (uncredited)
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Ethel Waters, you hear her singing style in almost all early singers from the late 20's and 30's. Mildred Bailey, Billie Holiday. She had the clearest voice and such enunciation. She was a miserable woman tho and thats why you never hear other singers give her praise. In this film her singing is as tear jerking today as it was on those old 78's. She sings and you understand every word and in this movie you even can see her do a little shimmy for which she was renowned for early in her career. A great cast. Lena is superb as always and Bubbles from the vaudevillian team "buck and bubbles" along with earl snake hip tucker. These are Harlem legends that ruled 133rd street (the real swing street) in their day. My mother never tires of this movie as she was a devout Ethel fan all her life (she was born in 1923) so she grew up listening to this legend. Get this bit of American history