Cabin in the Sky

"At Last on the Screen! The Musical Comedy Sensation!"

1943 1h 38m EN

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6.5

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81%

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★6.5TMDB · 51🍅81%Rotten Tomatoes★7.1IMDB · 3,485

MusicFantasyComedy

Synopsis

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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.

“At Last on the Screen! The Musical Comedy Sensation!”

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Cast

Ethel Waters
Petunia Jackson
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson
Lena Horne
Georgia Brown
Louis Armstrong
The Trumpeter
Rex Ingram
Lucius / Lucifer Jr.
Kenneth Spencer
The General / Rev. Greene
John 'Bubbles' Sublett
Domino Johnson
Oscar Polk
The Deacon / Fleetfoot

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Vincente Minnelli
Writers: Joseph Schrank, Marc Connelly
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.7M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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83 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Vincente Minnelli, shot by Sidney Wagner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Roger Edens. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

ERA

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Editor Harold F. Kress shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Ethel Waters and Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson and Lena Horne carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "At Last on the Screen! The Musical Comedy Sensation!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0035703 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Vincente Minnelli directs. Sidney Wagner behind the camera. Roger Edens scores. Harold F. Kress cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.7M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
283 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Vincente Minnelli, shot by Sidney Wagner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Roger Edens. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Harold F. Kress shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Ethel Waters and Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson and Lena Horne carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "At Last on the Screen! The Musical Comedy Sensation!".
8IMDB entry: tt0035703 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 51 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.