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#1035
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Fantasy, Musical
At Last on the Screen! The Musical Comedy Sensation!
Hollywood's first all-black film since The Green Pastures tells the vibrant fable of rascally Little Joe, torn between the love of his good wife Petunia and the wiles of good-time bad girl Georgia Brown...and caught in a tug-of-war between emissaries from the Lord and Satan. How can virtue triumph over evil? Well, as Petunia says, "Sometimes when you fight the devil, you gotta jab him with his own pitchfork."
Debuting movie director Vincente Minnelli (An American in Paris, Gigi) and stars Ethel Waters, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Lena Horne, Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington are more than a match for the devil in this musical treasure. With a soundtrack of dazzling standards including Taking a Chance on Love and Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe, Cabin in the Sky is a joyous classic.
USA / English
| Lena Horne | Georgia Brown |
| Ethel Waters | Petunia Jackson |
| Louis Armstrong | The Trumpeter |
| Cab Calloway | |
| Eddie Anderson | Joseph Jackson |
| Rex Ingram | Lucifer Jr. / Lucius Ferry |
| Joseph Shrank | |
| Arthur Freed | |
| Vincente Minnelli | |
| Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | |
| Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson | Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson |
| Kenneth Spencer | The General / Rev. Greene |
| John William Sublett | Domino Johnson |
| Oscar Polk | The Deacon / Fleetfoot |
| Mantan Moreland | First Idea Man |
| Willie Best | Second Idea Man |
| Director | Vincente Minnelli; Busby Berkeley |
| Producer | Arthur Freed; Albert Lewis |
| Writer | Joseph Shrank; Marc Connelly; Lynn Root |
Hollywood's first all-black film since The Green Pastures tells the vibrant fable of rascally Little Joe, torn between the love of his good wife Petunia and the wiles of good-time bad girl Georgia Brown...and caught in a tug-of-war between emissaries from the Lord and Satan. How can virtue triumph over evil? Well, as Petunia says, "Sometimes when you fight the devil, you gotta jab him with his own pitchfork."
Debuting movie director Vincente Minnelli (An American in Paris, Gigi) and stars Ethel Waters, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Lena Horne, Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington are more than a match for the devil in this musical treasure. With a soundtrack of dazzling standards including Taking a Chance on Love and Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe, Cabin in the Sky is a joyous classic.
| Edition Details | |
| Distributor | Warner Home Video |
| Barcode | 012569676787 |
| Region | Region 1 |
| Release Date | 1/10/2006 |
| Packaging | Keep Case |
| Screen Ratio | Standard 1.33:1 B&W |
| Subtitles | English; French; Spanish |
| Audio Tracks | ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono [CC] |
| Layers | Single Side, Dual Layer |
| No. of Disks/Tapes | 1 |
| Personal Details | |
| Purchase Price | $19.98 |
| Links |
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Features
| Commentary by Evangela Anderson and Eva Anderson (wife and daughter of Eddie "Rochester" Anderson), Fayard Nicholas, Black Cultural Scholars Todd Boyd and Drew Casper with interview excerpts of Lena Horne Vintage Pete Smith Specialty Short Studio Visit Audio-Only Bonus: Louis Armstrong Ain't It the Truth Outtake Theatrical Trailer |