Quick Facts
DirectorVincente Minnelli
Runtime1h 38m · NR
GenresComedy · Fantasy · Music
Release1943-03-24
Film
Cabin in the Sky
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.
1943-03-24
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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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