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Cabin in the Sky

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Cabin in the Sky (1943)

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Reviews Counted:10

Fresh:8

Rotten:2

Average Rating:6.9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins

Genre: Musical & Performing Arts

Synopsis: Little Joe Jackson is a simple down-home, married man. But he has three uncontrollable weaknesses: he loves shootin' craps, he drinks too much liquor and he's been lusting after sultry Georgia... Little Joe Jackson is a simple down-home, married man. But he has three uncontrollable weaknesses: he loves shootin' craps, he drinks too much liquor and he's been lusting after sultry Georgia Brown, a sexy southern seductress just itchin' to get her hands on him. When he's fatally wounded in a barroom brawl, his gospel-quoting, hopelessly devoted wife Petunia prays by his bedside while Lucifer of Hell and the General of Heaven battle it out for ownership of Little Joe's soul. [More]

Starring: Ethel Waters, Lena Horne, Louis Armstrong, Eddie Anderson

Starring: Ethel Waters, Lena Horne, Louis Armstrong, Eddie Anderson, Rex Ingram, Kenneth Spencer, Ford L. Washington, John W. Sublett

Director: Vincente Minnelli

Director: Vincente Minnelli
Screenwriter: Joseph Schrank
Producer: Arthur Freed
Composer: Roger Edens

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Lustrous, gospel-folklore retelling of Faust

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10/21/09
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion

Fascinatingly stylized musical.

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07/18/09
Michael E. Grost
Michael E. Grost
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10/18/08
Bob Mondello
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09/10/08
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All-black 1943 musical and moralistic fable.

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01/15/07
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Minnelli's feature directorial debut was MGM's first all-black musical since King Vidor's Hallellujah! a stylized fable boasting great performances from Lena Horne, in her first major role, and Ethel waters, as her nemesis.

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03/25/06
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Vincente Minnelli's enjoyable directorial debut.

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02/16/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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Combustible Celluloid

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07/29/05
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

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05/21/04
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Top-notch musical with great performances.

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08/14/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Forget the story -- just relish the stars.

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08/07/03
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Dave Kehr
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