March 24th, 1943
Cabin in the Sky

At Last on the Screen! The Musical Comedy Sensation!

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Fantasy
6.5

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

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Ethel Waters

Petunia Jackson

Ethel Waters
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Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
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Lena Horne

Georgia Brown

Lena Horne
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Louis Armstrong

The Trumpeter

Louis Armstrong
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Rex Ingram

Lucius / Lucifer Jr.

Rex Ingram
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Kenneth Spencer

The General / Rev. Greene

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John 'Bubbles' Sublett

Domino Johnson

John 'Bubbles' Sublett
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Oscar Polk

The Deacon / Fleetfoot

Oscar Polk
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Mantan Moreland

First Idea Man

Mantan Moreland
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Willie Best

Second Idea Man

Willie Best
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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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Butterfly McQueen

Lily

Butterfly McQueen
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Ruby Dandridge

Mrs. Kelso

Ruby Dandridge
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Nick Stewart

Dude

Nick Stewart
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Ernest Whitman

Jim Henry

Ernest Whitman
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Jules Adger

Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

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Doris Ake

Dancer / Jim Henry Paradise Patron (uncredited)

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Juliette Ball

Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

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Lennie Bluett

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

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Bernard Bradley

Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

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Daisy Bufford

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

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Jas. Burch

Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

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Curry Lee Calmes

Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

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Rita Christiani

Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence / Jitterbugger (uncredited)

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Vivian Dandridge

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Vivian Dandridge
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June Decuire

Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

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Dorothea Durham

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

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Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington (uncredited)

Duke Ellington
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Byron Ellis

Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

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Joel Fluellen

Mr. Kelso / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Joel Fluellen
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Louise Franklin

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

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William Gillespie

Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)

William Gillespie
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Suzette Harbin

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Suzette Harbin
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Avanelle Harris

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

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Kathleen Hartsfield

Dancer at Jim Henry's Paradise (uncredited)

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Maggie Hathaway

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

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Cleo Herndon

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

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Lawaune Ingram

Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

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Bobby Johnson

Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

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Glenn Leedy

Boy in Church (uncredited)

Glenn Leedy
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Meade 'Lux' Lewis

Whistling Solo in 'Take a Chance on Love' (uncredited)

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Juanita Moore

Nightclub Patron / Churchgoer (uncredited)

Juanita Moore
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Tommie Moore

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

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Jieno Moxzer

Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

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Florence O'Brien

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Florence O'Brien
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Neva Peoples

Dancer / Jim Henry Patron (uncredited)

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Amanda Randolph

Churchgoer (uncredited)

Amanda Randolph
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Louise Ritchie

Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

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Henry Phace Roberts

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

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Carmencita Romero

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

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Clinton Rosemond

Doctor (uncredited)

Clinton Rosemond
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Archie Savage

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

Archie Savage
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Edward C. Short

Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)

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Johnny Thomas

Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)

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Ernestine Wade

Churchgoer (uncredited)

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Arthur Walker

Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)

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Artie Young

Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)

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Juano Hernández

Neighbor (uncredited)

Juano Hernández

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