---
title: 'Cabin in the Sky (1943)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Vincente Minnelli'
released: '1943-03-27'
runtime_minutes: 98
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/cabin-in-the-sky-1943'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035703/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Cabin in the Sky (1943)

1943 · 98 min · Fantasy, Music · United States


## Synopsis

Cabin in the Sky is a 1943 American musical film based on the 1940 Broadway musical of the same name. The first feature film directed by Vincente Minnelli, Cabin in the Sky features an all-black cast and stars Ethel Waters, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson and Lena Horne. Waters and Rex Ingram reprise their roles from the Broadway production as Petunia and Lucifer Junior, respectively. The film was Horne's first and only leading role in an MGM musical. Louis Armstrong is also featured in the film as one of Lucifer Junior's minions, and Duke Ellington and his Orchestra have a showcase musical number in the film.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Vincente Minnelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincente-minnelli), [Busby Berkeley](https://cinepixo.com/people/busby-berkeley)
- **Screenplay:** [Marc Connelly](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-connelly)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Harold Arlen](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-arlen), [Vernon Duke](https://cinepixo.com/people/vernon-duke), [George Bassman](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-bassman), [Roger Edens](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-edens)
- **Producer:** [Arthur Freed](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-freed), [Albert Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-lewis)
- **Director of Photography:** [Sidney Wagner](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-wagner)
- **Editor:** [Harold F. Kress](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-f-kress)

## Cast

- [Mantan Moreland](https://cinepixo.com/people/mantan-moreland)
- [Juanita Moore](https://cinepixo.com/people/juanita-moore)
- [John W. Bubbles](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-w-bubbles)
- [Willie Best](https://cinepixo.com/people/willie-best)
- [Nick Stewart](https://cinepixo.com/people/nick-stewart)
- [Louis Armstrong](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-armstrong)
- [Lena Horne](https://cinepixo.com/people/lena-horne)
- [Eddie "Rochester" Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddie-rochester-anderson)
- [Oscar Polk](https://cinepixo.com/people/oscar-polk)
- [Rex Ingram](https://cinepixo.com/people/rex-ingram)
- [Duke Ellington](https://cinepixo.com/people/duke-ellington)
- [Butterfly McQueen](https://cinepixo.com/people/butterfly-mcqueen)
- [Ruby Dandridge](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruby-dandridge)
- [Ernest Whitman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-whitman)
- [Ethel Waters](https://cinepixo.com/people/ethel-waters)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/cabin-in-the-sky-1943
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