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Music • Fantasy
1943
1 hour and 38 minutes
At Last on the Screen! The Musical Comedy Sensation!
When compulsive gambler Little Joe Jackson dies in a drunken fight, he awakens in purgatory, where he learns that he will be sent back to Earth for six months to prove that he deserves to be in heaven. He awakens, remembering nothing and struggles to do right by his devout wife, Petunia, while an angel known as the General and the devil's son, Lucifer Jr., fight for his soul.
Release:
March 24, 1943
Original language:
English
Production country:
United States
Producer company:
Budget:
662.141 $
Revenue:
1.606.624 $
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Crew
Cast
Ethel Waters
Petunia Jackson
Petunia Jackson
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Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson
Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson
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Lena Horne
Georgia Brown
Georgia Brown
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Louis Armstrong
The Trumpeter
The Trumpeter
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Rex Ingram
Lucius / Lucifer Jr.
Lucius / Lucifer Jr.
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Kenneth Spencer
The General / Rev. Greene
The General / Rev. Greene
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John 'Bubbles' Sublett
Domino Johnson
Domino Johnson
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Oscar Polk
The Deacon / Fleetfoot
The Deacon / Fleetfoot
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Mantan Moreland
First Idea Man
First Idea Man
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Willie Best
Second Idea Man
Second Idea Man
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Fletcher Rivers
Third Idea Man
Third Idea Man
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Leon James Poke
Fourth Idea Man
Fourth Idea Man
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Bill Bailey
Bill
Bill
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Ford Washington Lee
Messenger Boy
Messenger Boy
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Butterfly McQueen
Lily
Lily
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Ruby Dandridge
Mrs. Kelso
Mrs. Kelso
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Nick Stewart
Dude
Dude
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Ernest Whitman
Jim Henry
Jim Henry
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Jules Adger
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
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Doris Ake
Dancer / Jim Henry Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Dancer / Jim Henry Paradise Patron (uncredited)
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Juliette Ball
Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
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Lennie Bluett
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
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Bernard Bradley
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
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Daisy Bufford
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
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Jas. Burch
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
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Curry Lee Calmes
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
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Rita Christiani
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence / Jitterbugger (uncredited)
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence / Jitterbugger (uncredited)
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Vivian Dandridge
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
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June Decuire
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
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Dorothea Durham
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
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Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington (uncredited)
Duke Ellington (uncredited)
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Byron Ellis
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
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Joel Fluellen
Mr. Kelso / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Mr. Kelso / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
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Louise Franklin
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
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William Gillespie
Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)
Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)
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Suzette Harbin
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
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Avanelle Harris
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
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Kathleen Hartsfield
Dancer at Jim Henry's Paradise (uncredited)
Dancer at Jim Henry's Paradise (uncredited)
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Maggie Hathaway
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
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Cleo Herndon
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
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Lawaune Ingram
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
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Bobby Johnson
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
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Glenn Leedy
Boy in Church (uncredited)
Boy in Church (uncredited)
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Meade 'Lux' Lewis
Whistling Solo in 'Take a Chance on Love' (uncredited)
Whistling Solo in 'Take a Chance on Love' (uncredited)
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Juanita Moore
Nightclub Patron / Churchgoer (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron / Churchgoer (uncredited)
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Tommie Moore
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
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Jieno Moxzer
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
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Florence O'Brien
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
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Neva Peoples
Dancer / Jim Henry Patron (uncredited)
Dancer / Jim Henry Patron (uncredited)
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Amanda Randolph
Churchgoer (uncredited)
Churchgoer (uncredited)
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Louise Ritchie
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
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Henry Phace Roberts
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
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Carmencita Romero
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
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Clinton Rosemond
Doctor (uncredited)
Doctor (uncredited)
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Archie Savage
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
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Edward C. Short
Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)
Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)
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Johnny Thomas
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Dancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
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Ernestine Wade
Churchgoer (uncredited)
Churchgoer (uncredited)
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Arthur Walker
Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)
Soloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)
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Artie Young
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
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