Cabin in the Sky 81 years old
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.
Credits
Cabin in the Sky Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Lena Horne She was 25, 92 years old when she died | as Georgia Brown |
| Ruby Dandridge She was 43, 87 years old when she died | as Mrs. Kelso |
| Louis Armstrong He was 41, 69 years old when he died | as The Trumpeter |
| Archie Savage He was 28, 88 years old when he died | as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron |
| Ethel Waters She was 46, 80 years old when she died | as Petunia Jackson |
| Juanita Moore She was 28, 99 years old when she died | as Nightclub Patron / Churchgoer |
| Joel Fluellen He was 35, 82 years old when he died | as Mr. Kelso / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron |
| Clinton Rosemond He was 60, 83 years old when he died | as Doctor |
| Meade 'Lux' Lewis | as Whistling Solo in 'Take a Chance on Love' |
| Nick Stewart He was 33, 90 years old when he died | as Dude |
| Mantan Moreland He was 40, 71 years old when he died | as First Idea Man |
| Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson He was 37, 71 years old when he died | as Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson |
| Ernest Whitman He was 50, 61 years old when he died | as Jim Henry |
| Amanda Randolph She was 47, 71 years old when she died | as Churchgoer |
| Fletcher Rivers | as Third Idea Man |
| William Gillespie He was 49, 44 years old when he died | as Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' |
| Leon James Poke | as Fourth Idea Man |
| Willie Best He was 26, 45 years old when he died | as Second Idea Man |
| Rita Christiani She was 25, 90 years old when she died | as Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence / Jitterbugger |
| Kenneth Spencer | as The General / Rev. Greene |
| Duke Ellington He was 43, 75 years old when he died | as Duke Ellington |
| Tommie Moore | as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron |
| Glenn Leedy He was 7, 68 years old when he died | as Boy in Church |
| Butterfly McQueen She was 32, 84 years old when she died | as Lily |
| Suzette Harbin She was 27, 79 years old when she died | as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron |
| Ernestine Wade She was 36, 76 years old when she died | as Churchgoer |
| Bobby Johnson He was 7, now 73 years old | as Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence |
| Ford Washington Lee He was 39, 51 years old when he died | as Messenger Boy |
| Artie Young | as Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence |
| Neva Peoples | as Dancer / Jim Henry Patron |
| Oscar Polk He was 43, 49 years old when he died | as The Deacon / Fleetfoot |
| Maggie Hathaway | as Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron |
Cabin in the Sky Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Harold F. Kress as Editor. He was 29 (86) years old when He died | Editing |
| Edwin B. Willis as Set Decoration. He was 50 (70) years old when He died | Art |
| George Bassman as Music. He was 29 (83) years old when He died | Sound |
| Cedric Gibbons as Art Direction. He was 50 (67) years old when He died | Art |
| Sidney Wagner as Director of Photography. He was 42 (46) years old when He died | Camera |
| Vincente Minnelli as Director. He was 40 (83) years old when He died | Directing |
| Douglas Shearer as Sound Director. He was 43 (71) years old when He died | Sound |
| Marc Connelly as Writer. He was 52 (90) years old when He died | Writing |
| Busby Berkeley as Director. He was 47 (80) years old when He died | Directing |
| Lynn Root as Novel. | Writing |
| Joseph Schrank as Screenplay. | Writing |
| Irene as Costume Supervisor. She was 42 (61) years old when She died | Costume & Make-Up |
Cabin in the Sky (81 years)
At Last on the Screen! The Musical Comedy Sensation!
- Release day: Friday, April 09, 1943
- Runtime: 98 minutes
- Budget: 662141.00
- Revenue: 1606624.00