Cabin in the Sky
Hollywood's first all-black film since The Green Pastures tells the vibrant fable of rascally Little Joe, torn between the love of his good wife Petunia and the wiles of good-time bad-girl Georgia Brown...and caught in a tug-of-war between emissaries from the Lord and Satan. How can virtue triumph over evil? Well, as Petunia says, "Sometimes when you fight the devil, you gotta jab him with his own pitchfork." Debuting movie director Vincente Minnelli (An American in Paris, Gigi) and stars Ethel Waters, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Lena Horne, Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington are more than a match for the devil in this musical treasure. With a soundtrack of dazzling standards, including "Taking a Chance on Love" and "Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe," Cabin in the Sky is a joyous classic.
Vincente Minnelli
Arthur Freed
Joseph Schrank
Ethel Waters
Critics Consensus: Cabin in the Sky overcomes some questionable storytelling choices thanks to irresistible musical numbers and a brilliantly talented cast.
Cabin In The Sky can feel a little claustrophobic and stage-bound, but it develops a jazzy, infect...
NPR.org
It was possible, even working against terrible odds, to achieve a level of art.
In only one of two moments, such as the stairway to heaven finale, is there any apparent effort to...
Time Out Staff
The gorgeous dreamlike sets and consummate control of the fantastic atmosphere that imbues the sto...
Thomas M. Pryor
Cabin in the Sky is a bountiful entertainment.
This all-black 1943 musical was Vincente Minnelli's first assignment as a director, and while he d...
TV Guide Staff
The cast is quite exceptional.
The strong cast manage to overcome dumb racist stereotyping with terrific songs, with all the jazz...
...a suspect morality tale, yet once the performers grab ahold of the music, all that falls by the...
Lustrous, gospel-folklore retelling of Faust
Genre:Drama, Fantasy
Release Date:April 9, 1943
Highest Available for Purchase:SD