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      Cabin in the Sky

      Released Apr 9, 1943 1h 38m Musical List
      81% 48 Reviews Tomatometer 80% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score 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. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Apr 30 Buy Now

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      Cabin in the Sky's racial stereotypes are impossible to ignore -- but so are its irresistible musical numbers and brilliantly talented cast.

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      Tamara K One of the most enjoyable movies I have seen. Actually I have probably watched it four or five times. It's a pity that so many people never got to see it since it was originally banned in the south for having an all black cast. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/09/23 Full Review jim b A waste of talent, very poorly acted, nothing genuinely spiritual about this, had the production values of a homemade movie, just absolute rubbish. What a waste of time watching this. I actually expected to either be entertained or moved by this film. What overrated, SERIOUSLY OVERRATED TRASH. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member The best, GREATEST musical romance movie ever made! With the best movie song ever sung: Happiness Is Just a Thing Called Joe! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Really cute. Lena Horne, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and of course the main stars, Ethel Waters and Eddie "Rochester" Anderson with his wonderful scratchy voice. What a plethora of talent! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Worth watching for many different reasons - just browse the credits. Though the plot this musical seems a bit contrived (& likely played better on the stage), it works OK as a movie. Just a shame that so many of these actors never became household names. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Important all-African-American cast adaptation of the Broadway musical with a Faustian, gospelized and Wizard of Oz twist(er). Early Lena Horne The great cast includes Louie Armstrong and Duke Ellington as well. Ain't it the truth. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Marjory Adams Boston Globe [Cabin in the Sky] is one of the most charming, entertaining and thoroughly enjoyable pictures that Hollywood has sent out in some time. Dec 16, 2020 Full Review Wanda Hale New York Daily News It is something for you to go out of your way to see and hear. Rated: 3.5/4 Dec 16, 2020 Full Review Mildred Martin Philadelphia Inquirer The chief fault, it seems to us, is the unimaginative direction of Vincente Minnelli who never takes full advantage of the motion picture medium's facilities for creating fantasy... If Minnelli has fumbled his opportunities, Miss Waters has not. Dec 16, 2020 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Despite the tomfoolery on view, the story manages to build to a moving finale. Rated: 3/4 Feb 10, 2024 Full Review Harry Levette California Eagle As a whole it is excellent entertainment, and has proven to be a fine vehicle for the talents and versatility of the notable cast. Dec 16, 2020 Full Review Moira Wallace San Francisco Examiner Ethel Waters has great emotional power not only in her singing of "Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe" and "Taking a Chance On Love," but in every gesture and mood she portrays. Dec 16, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis 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.
      Director
      Vincente Minnelli, Busby Berkeley
      Screenwriter
      Marc Connelly, Lynn Root, Joseph Schrank
      Distributor
      Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
      Production Co
      Metro Goldwyn Mayer
      Genre
      Musical
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Apr 9, 1943, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 1, 2009
      Runtime
      1h 38m
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