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Cabin in the Sky (1943)

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Release Date: Apr 9, 1943 Wide

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Mortally shot at a crap game, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson gets a six-month Heavenly reprieve thanks to prayers from wife and True Believer Ethel Waters, but Rex Ingram's "Lucifer Jr." has a secret weapon in the ensuing battle for Anderson's soul: Lena Horne's sultry Sweet Georgia Brown. But Ethel proves to have "everything you've got and whole lot more." Minnelli's first major movie musical features some of the top African American talent of the day, including John Bubbles, Louis Armstrong, and

Unrated, 1 hr. 39 min.

Drama, Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Joseph Schrank

Jan 10, 2006

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Critic Reviews for Cabin in the Sky

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Lustrous, gospel-folklore retelling of Faust

October 21, 2009 Full Review Source: CinePassion | Comment
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion

Fascinatingly stylized musical.

July 18, 2009 Full Review Source: Classic Film and Television | Comment
Michael E. Grost
Classic Film and Television

All-black 1943 musical and moralistic fable.

January 15, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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

June 22, 2006 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | Comment
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

Vincente Minnelli's enjoyable directorial debut.

February 16, 2006 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | Comment
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Top-notch musical with great performances.

August 14, 2003 Comment
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Forget the story -- just relish the stars.

August 7, 2003 Comment
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies
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If you like musicals and stories about heaven and hell, this film will be something to experience.

February 27, 2007
shannylee38
Linda K. T.

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A cross between melodrama, fantasy and comedy - much better and more timely than I expected it to be. Very enjoyable.

March 10, 2011
dougallen75
doug allen

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