cabin in the sky movie

Cabin in the Sky is an American Broadway musical musical which opened in 1940, and a motion picture based on the musical produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and first released in 1943.

Cabin in the Sky tells a version of the Faust legend in which Little Joe, a man killed over gambling debts, is given six months to redeem his soul and become worthy of entering Heaven -- otherwise his soul will be condemned to Hell.

Produced by Arthur Freed and directed by Vincente Minnelli in one of his first Hollywood productions, Cabin in the Sky was a groundbreaking production for its time due to the decision to use an all-African-American cast. In the 1940s, movie theaters in many cities, particularly in the southern United States, refused to show films with prominent black performers, so MGM took a considerable financial risk by approving the film. Also includes
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The movie starred Ethel Waters as Petunia and Eddie "Rochester" Anderson of Jack Benny fame as Little Joe. Lena Horne co-starred as the temptress Georgia Brown in her first and only leading role in an MGM musical. Other cast members included Louis Armstrong as one of Lucifer Jr's minions, Rex Ingram, and Duke Ellington and his Orchestra who have a showcase musical number.

The film was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Song category for "Happiness is a Thing Called Joe. Cabin in the Sky movie posters and other memorabilia - buy from MovieGoods Review: A poor woman fights to keep her husband's soul out of the devil's clutches.