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Cabin in the Sky

  • 19431943
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
3.1K
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Cabin in the Sky (1943)
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ComedyDramaFantasy
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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
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3.1K
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    • Vincente Minnelli
    • Busby Berkeley("Shine" sequence)
    • Joseph Schrank(screen play)
    • Lynn Root(based upon the book of the musical play by)
    • Marc Connelly(contributing writer)
  • Stars
    • Ethel Waters
    • Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
    • Lena Horne
    • Vincente Minnelli
    • Busby Berkeley("Shine" sequence)
    • Joseph Schrank(screen play)
    • Lynn Root(based upon the book of the musical play by)
    • Marc Connelly(contributing writer)
  • Stars
    • Ethel Waters
    • Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
    • Lena Horne
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 65User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson and Lena Horne in Cabin in the Sky (1943)
    Rex Ingram, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Lena Horne, and Kenneth Spencer in Cabin in the Sky (1943)
    Lena Horne in Cabin in the Sky (1943)
    Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson and Lena Horne in Cabin in the Sky (1943)
    Rex Ingram and Lena Horne in Cabin in the Sky (1943)
    Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Lena Horne, and Ethel Waters in Cabin in the Sky (1943)
    Rex Ingram, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Lena Horne, and Kenneth Spencer in Cabin in the Sky (1943)
    Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Butterfly McQueen, Oscar Polk, Clinton Rosemond, and Ethel Waters in Cabin in the Sky (1943)
    "Cabin in the Sky" Lena Horne 1943 MGM
    "Cabin in the Sky" Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Lena Horne 1943 MGM
    "Cabin in the Sky" Rex Ingram, Lena Horne, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Ethel Waters 1943 MGM
    Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Lena Horne, and Ethel Waters in Cabin in the Sky (1943)

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    Ethel Waters
    Ethel Waters
    • Petunia Jackson
    Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
    Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
    • Little Joe Jackson
    Lena Horne
    Lena Horne
    • Georgia Brown
    Louis Armstrong
    Louis Armstrong
    • The Trumpeter
    Rex Ingram
    Rex Ingram
    • Lucius…
    Kenneth Spencer
    • The General…
    John W. Bubbles
    John W. Bubbles
    • Domino Johnson
    • (as 'Bubbles' [John W. Sublett])
    Oscar Polk
    Oscar Polk
    • The Deacon…
    Mantan Moreland
    Mantan Moreland
    • First Idea Man
    Willie Best
    Willie Best
    • Second Idea Man
    Fletcher Rivers
    • Third Idea Man
    • (as Moke [Fletcher Rivers])
    Leon James
    • Fourth Idea Man
    • (as Poke [Leon James])
    Bill Bailey
    Bill Bailey
    • Bill
    • (as dancer Taking A Chance On Love)
    Ford Washington Lee
    • Messenger Boy
    • (as 'Buck' [Ford L. Washington])
    Butterfly McQueen
    Butterfly McQueen
    • Lily
    Ruby Dandridge
    Ruby Dandridge
    • Mrs. Kelso
    Nick Stewart
    • Dude
    • (as Nicodemus)
    Ernest Whitman
    Ernest Whitman
    • Jim Henry
      • Vincente Minnelli
      • Busby Berkeley("Shine" sequence) (uncredited)
      • Joseph Schrank(screen play)
      • Lynn Root(based upon the book of the musical play by)
      • Marc Connelly(contributing writer) (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      This film is generally credited with the first appearance of the "moon walk" dance step. It is performed by Bill Bailey, brother of Pearl Bailey.
    • 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.
    • Quotes

      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!

    • Connections
      Featured in The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli (1973)
    • Soundtracks
      Li'l Black Sheep
      (1943)
      Music by Harold Arlen
      Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
      Performed by Ethel Waters (uncredited) and chorus

    User reviews65

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    8/10
    Oh, Little Joe
    Brilliant. Simply Brilliant. This movie appealed to me the first time I watched it. The acting is consistently good, the music is enduring, and the story is unforgettable. Little Joe is not a bad man, but he likes to make life interesting for himself. Married to a good-hearted woman and being fit as a fox, Little Joe has a pretty good life, but it takes him awhile to realize just how good he's got it, or had it as the case may be. When a lottery ticket promises to bring Little Joe everything he has ever wanted, Little Joe must decide between the straight and narrow and the prurient desires of dice, jazz, and the seductive sweet Georgia Brown. Heaven and Hell battle over Little's Joe's soul, but Little Joe must decide for himself before time runs out.
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    • millerbn
    • Jan 23, 2007

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    • Release date
      • April 9, 1943 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • 1 hour 38 minutes

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