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Cabin in the Sky is a 1943 American musical film based on the 1940 Broadway musical of the same name. The first feature film directed by Vincente Minnelli, Cabin in the Sky features an all-black cast and stars Ethel Waters, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson and Lena Horne.
Cabin in the Sky: Directed by Vincente Minnelli, Busby Berkeley. With Ethel Waters, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Lena Horne, Louis Armstrong. A compulsive gambler dies during a shooting, but he'll receive a second chance to reform himself and to make up with his worried wife.
- (3.4K)
- Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
- Vincente Minnelli, Busby Berkeley
- 1943-04-09
Cabin in the Sky was the first all-black musical in nearly fourteen years and only the fourth all-black film by a major studio since the coming of sound. It was also director Vincente Minnelli's first feature film.
- Vincente Minnelli, Al Shenberg
- Ethel Waters
A compulsive gambler dies during a shooting, but he'll receive a second chance to reform himself and to make up with his worried wife. Chronic gambler and carouser "Little" Joe Jackson is shot by Domino Johnson at Jim Henry's gambling club over an outstanding gambling debt.
May 31, 2024 · Q: When was “Cabin in the Sky” released? A: The film was released on April 9, 1943. Q: Who are some of the main cast members in “Cabin in the Sky”? A: The movie features an ensemble cast including Ethel Waters, Eddie ‘Rochester’ Anderson, and Lena Horne. Q: Is “Cabin in the Sky” a musical?
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.
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Jun 2, 2018 · The 1943 MGM film Cabin In The Sky is Vincente Minnelli’s Hollywood directorial debut. As an all-black musical production during a time where black performances where scripted to be cut out of movies in order to be shown to white Southern audiences (in fact Cabin In The Sky was banned in Memphis) it was a massive gamble.
