Cabin in the Sky (1943)
3.8 of 5 from 46 ratings
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- Synopsis:
The first film directed by Vincente Minnelli (who directed the original Broadway version), this musical offers its pleasures but also may make you squirm at the racial stereotypes that were considered both acceptable and entertaining in 1943. A story of the struggle between good and evil for the soul of a man named Little Joe (Eddie "Rochester" Anderson), the film plays with the same kind of racial notions that made Stepin Fetchit a star. Still, there's much to recommend it, particularly performances by some of the greatest musical stars of the day: Lena Horne, Ethel Waters, Louis Armstrong, and Duke Ellington, among others. The film also includes a terrific score, a combination effort by Ellington, Harold Arlen, Vernon Duke and E Y Harburg that includes the song "Taking a Chance on Love". - Actors:
- Ethel Waters, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Lena Horne, Louis Armstrong, Rex Ingram, Kenneth Spencer, John William Sublett, Oscar Polk, Mantan Moreland, Willie Best, Fletcher Rivers, Leon James Poke, Bill Bailey, Ford Washington Lee, Butterfly McQueen
- Directors:
- Vincente Minnelli, Busby Berkeley
- Writers:
- Joseph Schrank, Lynn Root
- Others:
- Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Music & Musicals
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