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Title
Cabin in the sky
Type
Moving Image
Monograph
Subject
Good and evil--Drama (LCSH)
Temptation--Drama (LCSH)
Redemption--Drama (LCSH)
Gambling--Drama (LCSH)
Language
English
Classification
LCC: VAC 1038 (viewing copy) (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)
LCC: FQA 5640-5644 (theatrical projection print) (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)
Moving Image Technique(s)
live action
Note
Award: This film was selected for the National Film Registry.
Summary
Little Joe Jackson (Eddie Anderson) is a good-hearted gambler with a weakness for dice and a shameless hussy named Georgia Brown (Lena Horne). But his wife, Petunia (Ethel Waters), is a good woman with a powerful gift for prayer. She loves him and wants to save him. In this musical fantasy, the soldiers of heaven struggle with the devil's henchmen over Little Joe's soul.
Duration
PT98M
Origin Date(s)
1943
Authorized Access Point
Cabin in the sky