CABIN IN THE SKY
Featuring an all-Black cast — for the first time in a Hollywood production since 1936's THE GREEN PASTURES — CABIN IN THE SKY tells the vibrant fable of Little Joe Jackson (Eddie "Rochester" Anderson), who is torn between the love of his good wife Petunia (Ethel Waters) and the wiles of good-time bad-girl Georgia Brown (Lena Horne) while caught in a tug-of-war between emissaries from the Lord and Satan. The feature debut of Vincente Minnelli (AN AMERICAN IN PARIS, GIGI) is a musical treasure with a soundtrack of dazzling standards, including "Taking a Chance on Love" and "Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe." (Note adapted from Warner Bros.) DIR Vincente Minnelli; SCR Joseph Schrank, from the play by Lynn Root; PROD Arthur Freed. U.S., 1943, b&w, 98 min. NOT RATED
AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 98 Minutes
Opening Date: Sunday, August 18, 2024
Genre: Musical fantasy