| Cabin in the Sky | |
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| Directed by | Vincente Minnelli Busby Berkeley ("Shine" sequence, uncredited) |
| Written by | Marc Connelly (uncredited) Lynn Root (play) Joseph Schrank |
| Based on | Cabin in the Sky 1940 musical by Vernon Duke & John La Touche |
| Produced by | Arthur Freed Albert Lewis |
| Starring | Ethel Waters Eddie "Rochester" Anderson Lena Horne Rex Ingram Louis Armstrong |
| Cinematography | Sidney Wagner |
| Edited by | Harold F. Kress |
| Music by | Roger Edens Georgie Stoll George Bassman Hall Johnson |
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| Distributed by | Loew's, Inc. |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $679,000[1] |
| Box office | $1,953,000[1] |
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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,[2] Cabin in the Sky features an all-black cast[2] 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.
In 2020, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
- ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ^ a b "Watch Netflix's 'Hollywood,' Then Watch These Classic Movies". Film School Rejects. 2020-05-04. Retrieved 2020-06-14.