Cabin in the Sky (1943)
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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.
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Cast
Ethel Waters
Petunia Jackson
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Joseph 'Little Joe'...
Lena Horne
Georgia Brown
Louis Armstrong
The Trumpeter
Rex Ingram
Lucius / Lucifer Jr.
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Kenneth Spencer
The General / Rev. G...
John 'Bubbles' Sublett
Domino Johnson
Oscar Polk
The Deacon / Fleetfo...
Mantan Moreland
First Idea Man
Willie Best
Second Idea Man
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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
Butterfly McQueen
Lily