Cabin in the Sky

Cabin in the Sky

Classics 1943 1 hr 38 min

When compulsive gambler Little Joe Jackson (Eddie "Rochester" Anderson) 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 (Ethel Waters), while an angel known as the General (Kenneth Spencer) and the devil's son, Lucifer Jr. (Rex Ingram), fight for his soul.

Classics 1943 1 hr 38 min

G

Starring Ethel Waters, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Lena Horne

Director Vincente Minnelli, Busby Berkeley

Ethel Waters

Petunia Jackson
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson

Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson
Lena Horne

Georgia Brown
Louis Armstrong

The Trumpeter
Rex Ingram

Lucifer Jr. / Lucius

About

Cabin in the Sky

CLASSICS

When compulsive gambler Little Joe Jackson (Eddie "Rochester" Anderson) 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 (Ethel Waters), while an angel known as the General (Kenneth Spencer) and the devil's son, Lucifer Jr. (Rex Ingram), fight for his soul.

Average 7.2
Reviews 48
Fresh 39
Rotten 9

Information

Studio: Warner Bros.
Released: 1943
Run Time: 1 hr 38 min
Rated: G
Region of Origin: United States

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (United States) (AAC)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.