Cabin in the Sky
1943 American musical film with an all-Black cast, directed by Vincente Minnelli
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Summary
Cabin in the Sky is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,082 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Vincente Minnelli[3], Busby Berkeley[4]
- Screenwriter: Marc Connelly[5]
- Composer: Roger Edens[6], George Bassman[7], Vernon Duke[8], Harold Arlen[9]
- Genre: fantasy film[10], musical film[11]
- Cast member: Ethel Waters[12], Lena Horne[13], Louis Armstrong[14], Butterfly McQueen[15], Duke Ellington[16], Eddie "Rochester" Anderson[17], Ernest Whitman[18], Mantan Moreland[19], Nick Stewart[20], Oscar Polk[21], Rex Ingram[22], Ruby Dandridge[23], Willie Best[24], Bill Bailey[25]
- Producer: Arthur Freed[26], Albert Lewis[27]
- Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[28]
- Director of photography: Sidney Wagner[29]
- Part of: National Film Registry[30]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[31]
- Commons category: Cabin in the Sky (film)[32]
- Distribution format: video on demand[33]
- Review score: 81%[34], 7.2/10[35]
- Color: black-and-white[36]
- Country of origin: United States[37]
- Publication date: March 27, 1943[38]
- Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[39], Netflix[40]
- Film editor: Harold F. Kress[41]
- Title: Cabin in the Sky[42]
- Different from: Cabin in the Sky[43]
- Duration: 98 minutes[44]
- Costume designer: Irene Lentz—Maud[45]
- Production designer: Cedric Gibbons[46]
Why It Matters
Cabin in the Sky has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]