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Cabin in the Sky

1943 · 98 min

A lively, tuneful fantasy that mixes folksy charm with moral struggle, making for a warm but thoughtful watch.

Tagline
At Last on the Screen! The Musical Comedy Sensation!
Overview
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.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • redemption
  • faith
  • betrayal
  • love
  • morality
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour6
Realism4
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
music, fantasy, comedy
Directed by
Vincente Minnelli
Written by
Marc Connelly, Joseph Schrank
Starring
Ethel Waters, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Lena Horne, Louis Armstrong, Rex Ingram, Kenneth Spencer, John 'Bubbles' Sublett, Oscar Polk
Music
George Stoll, Hall Johnson
Cinematography
Sidney Wagner
Runtime
98 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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