Cabin in the Sky

Name: Cabin in the Sky
Released: 1943-03-24

1943· NR· 1h 38m· Comedy· Fantasy· Music

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

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 & Characters

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Key Crew

DirectorVincente Minnelli

WriterMarc Connelly

ScreenplayJoseph Schrank

ProducerArthur Freed

Director of PhotographySidney Wagner

Original Music ComposerGeorge Bassman

EditorHarold F. Kress

Full cast & crew (30 cast · 25 crew)

Details

Released1943-03-24

Runtime1h 38m · NR

StatusReleased

StudiosMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer · Loew's Incorporated

Budget$662,141

Box office$2M

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited States of America

Rating6.5/10 · 50 votes

Original languageen

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