Find out when and where you can watch cabin in the sky on tv with the full listings schedule at. A personal history of the log cabin mine ebook online. October 15, 1953 was designated ethel waters day in new york city by mayor vincent r. All content belongs to its rightful ownerscompanies. He awakens, remembering nothing and struggles to do right by his devout wife, petunia, while an angel known as the general and the devils son, lucifer jr. Customers who viewed this item also viewed these digital items. Enjoy it for what it is a masterpiece and turn professor boyds platitudes off. His pious wife, petunia, prays for him to have a second chance so he can get into heaven. Cabin in the sky is an interesting film, maybe even unusual, for 1943. Cabin in the sky 1943 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Watch cabin in the sky movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at.
In these enlightened times, a movie such as cabin in the sky which is heavily laden with racial stereotypes seems awkwardly out of place. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title cabin in the sky. Cabin in the sky is a musical with music by vernon duke, book by lynn root, and lyrics by john latouche. Directed by vincente minnelli, the film stars ethel waters, eddie rochester anderson and lena horne. Hear classic music from cabin in the sky, 1943, directed by vincente minnelli, with ethel waters, eddie rochester anderson, lena horne, at tcm cabin in the sky 1943 music skip navigation. A different world 1987 s06e17 cabin in the sky video. With its allblack cast, mgms 1943 musical cabin in the sky provided a rare and invaluable showcase for. Perhaps the cream of that group is vincente minnellis directorial debut, cabin in the sky.
Cabin in the sky 1990 stream and watch online moviefone. Vincente minnellis directorial debut stars eddie rochester anderson as little joe jackson, a man torn between his devoted wife ethel waters and a sexy seductress lena horne. The child of a teenage rape victim, ethel waters grew up in the slums of philadelphia and neighboring cities, seldom living anywhere for more than a few weeks at a time. Listen to every episode of a beautiful podcast to fall in love. The film was hornes first and only leading role in an mgm musical.
Little joe struggles to be a good husband and repent from his gambling ways, as angels and devils do their best to win his soul. Cabin in the sky 1943 official trailer ethel waters. Taking a chance on love cabin in the sky 1943 by simmyslydejr2. Directed by vincente minnelli, the film stars ethel. This film came as a response when the africanamerican community demanded better treatment in films.
Little joe eddie rochester anderson hides in the bushes while petunia ethel waters settles some of his gambling debts with ernest whitman as jim henry in mgms cabin in the sky, 1943 view the tcmdb entry for cabin in the sky 1943. The property manager is great also we lost power for a short time due to a thunderstorm she called to check on us several times. Cabin in the sky 1943 official trailer ethel waters, eddie rochester anderson movie hda. The combination of jazz and inspirational tunes surpisingly come together very harmoniously in this mixture of fantasy and reality. Though shot in sepia, cabin in the sky offers ample proof of minnellis visual flair in several scenes, particularly an early sequence of a church service and a nightclub dance routine to shine.
No one raised me, she recollected, i just ran wild. It still tells of little joe jacksons weakness for dice, likker and the seductive georgia. Cabin in the sky 1943 an allstar screen adaptation of the successful broadway play, cabin in the sky 1943 tells the story of the gambler little joe who is seriously wounded in a barroom fight. Cabin in the sky the picture version of cabin in the sky is little changed from the original stage show. The 10 best lena horne podcast and radio episodes in 2019. He was in the original cast of haiti 1938, cabin in the sky 1940, and st. Tornado scene from the 1943 musical, cabin in the sky. Read the full synopsis of cabin in the sky, 1943, directed by vincente minnelli, with ethel waters, eddie rochester anderson, lena horne, at turner classic movies. Cabin in the sky 1943 ethel waters eng by x3roman 616. Cabin in the sky 1943 movie clip double or nothing. I close the episode with an excerpt from lena by lena horne. Cabin in the sky is a 1943 american musical film based on the 1940 broadway musical of the same name. Top grossers of the season, variety, 5 january 1944 p 54. I do not own the footage used in this fan made video, and i am not making any profit from it.
Unfortunately due to the old fashioned nature of the story and simplistic characters therein, it doesnt get the recognition it deserves. Ein hauschen im himmel ist ein usamerikanisches fantasymusical aus dem jahre 1943. Historically cabin in the sky is an important movie. Cabin in the sky has the best view beautiful sunsets every afternoon. Cabin in the sky movie 1943 ethel waters, eddie rochester.
The producer was albert lewis in association with vinton freedley. Pop culture graphics cabin in the sky poster movie 11x17 ethel waters eddie anderson lena horne rex ingram. Lena horne in cabin in the sky 1943 by sass mouth dames. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Waters was honored in a city hall ceremony by the mayor and the negro actors guild for her limitless and tireless efforts in advancing the. Cabin in the sky is one of the best fantasycomedymusical films ever made and boasts some of the best stage and recording talents of the xxth century. Cabin in the sky movie trailer and videos tv guide. Waters and rex ingram reprise their roles from the broadway production. Cabin in the sky movie tv listings and schedule tv guide.
Prop recycling is a common practice in hollywood, even. Season 1, episode 02 women on women nina simone, lena horne and more. He is one of the few actors to have played both god in the green pastures and the devil in cabin in the sky. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Chronic gambler and carouser little joe jackson is shot by domino johnson at jim henrys gambling club over an outstanding gambling debt. In 1966 he played teetot in the movie your cheatin heart. She excelled not only at looking after herself, but also at singing and dancing. Directed by 2 writing credits 3 cast 62 produced by 2 music by 2 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 art direction by 1 set decoration by 1 costume design by 1 production management 2 second. One musical number written especially for the picture, i gotta song, was removed from the film before its release. Cabin in the sky overcomes some questionable storytelling choices thanks to irresistible musical numbers and a brilliantly talented cast. Cabin in the sky 1943, made for the freed unit for well. As you can see, it is the same tornado from the 1939 classic film, the wizard of oz. Cabin in the sky is remarkable for how undated it nsidering it is a segregated movie. Released august 28th, 1990, cabin in the sky stars ethel waters, eddie rochester anderson, lena horne, louis armstrong the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 38 min, and received a score of.
It opened at the martin beck theater on october 25, 1940 and ran for 156 performances. Lena horne and eddie anderson in cabin in the sky 1943 rex ingram and lena horne in cabin in the sky 1943 eddie rochester. However, before we all jump on the political correctness bandwagon, its worth remembering that the movie was made during ww2, and that civil rights movements were some 20 or so years in the future. Cabin in the sky featured only two songs from the original stage musical, taking a chance on love and cabin in the sky. Cabin in the sky can feel a little claustrophobic and stagebound, but it develops a jazzy, infectious rhythm especially in its third act, and its a rare treat to see so many supernovas of the. As mentioned above, it is one of seven films made during a 30 year span produced by one of hollywoods major studios with an all africanamerican cast.