Cabin in the Sky (1943)

03/24/1943 1h 38m

At Last on the Screen! The Musical Comedy Sensation!

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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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

as Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson

Born 09/18/1905

Died 02/28/1977, age

Lena Horne

as Georgia Brown

Born 06/30/1917

Died 05/09/2010, age

Louis Armstrong

as The Trumpeter

Born 08/04/1901

Died 07/06/1971, age

Rex Ingram

as Lucius / Lucifer Jr.

Born 10/20/1885

Died 09/19/1969, age

Duke Ellington

as Duke Ellington (uncredited)

Born 04/29/1899

Died 05/24/1974, age