CABIN IN THE SKY


 "CABIN IN THE SKY"  (1943) 

MY THOUGHTS:
The first time I watched this movie I was about 10 years old. I was immediately taken in by all of the "magic" involved in the telling of the story. I also loved that it was a musical! It would be a few years before I knew how "famous" the cast was, in their own right, and outside of the film. I also learned how significant this movie was, being the "first all-black musical" and directed by Vincente Minelli. Re-watching it today was a total treat for my senses and brought back many memories. Racial stereotypes are impossible to ignore – but so are its irresistible musical numbers and brilliantly talented cast. It is a great movie and I highly recommend it!

SYNOPSIS:
"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."

STARRING:
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Ethel Waters, Kenneth Spencer, Rex Ingram, Lena Horne, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Butterfly McQueen and Kenneth Spencer

SCREENPLAY:
Joseph Schrank and Marc Connelly

MUSIC COMPOSED BY:
Vernon Duke, Roger Edens, Harold Arlen, George Bassman and George Stoll; based on the 1940 musical of the same name.

DIRECTOR:
Vincente Minnelli and Busby Berkeley

AWARDS & OTHER HONORS:
It was nominated for three (3) awards, one of them was an Academy Award, but won none of them.

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