Waters and rex ingram reprise their roles from the broadway production. The cabin is a film directed by johan bodell with christopher lee page, caitlin crommett, erik kammerland, thomas hedengran. Cabin in the sky 1943 is a mgm musical film based on the broadway show of the same name. I love everything tv, white lines tv series, the song of names, the unremarkable juanquini tv series, i love you, stupid, human nature, white as snow, shera and the princesses of power tv series, inhuman resources tv miniseries. Cabin in the sky 1943, made for the freed unit for well under a million dollars, was an extraordinary first effort, a highly stylized adaptation of the hit broadway show. Cabin in the sky is a film directed by vincente minnelli, busby berkeley with ethel waters, eddie rochester anderson, lena horne, louis armstrong, year. Old ship of zion uncredited traditional performed by chorus. 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. Based on the broadway musical by lynn root, john latouche, and vernon duke, the film tells the story of. Annuncialto redux tarwater mix the reunion album by the legendary band from san.
Surface to air is a film directed by rodney mcdonald with michael madsen, chad mcqueen, melanie shatner, teri thompson, year. Cabin in the sky by tuxedomoon, released 25 may 2004 1. This film came as a response when the africanamerican community demanded better treatment in films. The film was released by metrogoldwynmayer, directed by edward buzzell, and starred lucille ball, william gaxton, virginia weidler, chill wills, june allyson, gloria dehaven, and nancy walker the actors did their own singing, except for lucille ball, whose singing was dubbed by. Although this looks a lot like a race picture, with an all black cast, i have to give the marketing people points to try to convince the cinema going public that they were seeing something good and artistic, and put the whole race thing on the backburner. Cabin in the sky is an interesting film, maybe even unusual, for 1943. A 1943 film version of the broadway musical of the same name directed by vincente minnelli father of liza minnelli cast. Sky es una pelicula dirigida por fabienne berthaud con diane kruger, norman reedus, lena dunham, gilles lellouche, ano. We are an independent movie lovers club worldwide with 646. A look back at cabin in the sky baltimoreblackwoman. The cabin es una pelicula dirigida por johan bodell con christopher lee page, caitlin crommett, erik kammerland, thomas hedengran. With ethel waters, eddie rochester anderson, lena horne, louis armstrong. Best foot forward is a 1943 american musical film adapted from the 1941 broadway musical comedy of the same title. Ethel waters, eddie rochester anderson, lena horne, louis armstrong, rex ingram, kenneth spencer.
In these enlightened times, a movie such as cabin in the sky which is heavily laden with racial stereotypes seems awkwardly out of place. Louis armstrong is also featured in the film as one. In this musical, little joe, an inveterate gambler, promises his wife petunia hell reform and confess his sins at church, but he slips out the side door to play craps at the paradise. Ethel waters, eddie rochester anderson, lena horne, louis armstrong. 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. Theatrical poster for the film, cabin in the sky, featuring ethel waters.
Cabin in the sky vincente minnelli ethel waters, eddie rochester anderson, lena horne. One musical number written especially for the picture, i gotta song, was removed from the film before its release. Out in the rural america midwest, cows are found slaughtered and mutilated, the crimes having benn perpetrated by ufolike flashing lights in the sky. Other articles where cabin in the sky is discussed.
Cabin in the sky 1943 ethel waters eng by x3roman 616. This cd from rhino contains all of the music from the soundtrack plus a few outtakes that did not make it into the movie. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title cabin in the sky. Two brothers in the same marine detachment unit travel to the persian gulf to take control of an iraqi terrorist situation, learning to accept each others differences in the process. Cabin in the sky dvd hollywoods first allblack film since the green pastures tells the vibrant fable of rascally little joe, torn between the love of his good wife petunia and the wiles of goodtime badgirl georgia brown. The story follows the life of little joe eddie rochester anderson, a gambler whos trying to get right with god especially since his wife, petunia ethel waters, is so faithful and wants him to be good. 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. Photos graphic intensive page a cabin on the sky sits on the north fork of the skykomish river and offers excellent views of mt. Lucy in the sky es una pelicula dirigida por noah hawley con natalie portman, jon hamm, dan stevens, zazie beetz, ano. Ethel waters, eddie rochester anderson, lena horne, louis armstrong, rex ingram, mantan moreland, bill bailey, butterfly mcqueen, and others. Cabin in the sky, dvd, manufactured on demand, full frame, musicals theatrical, 888574432447. The sky cabin is a slowmoving attraction where riders in a circular tram travel up a large cylinder, which firefighters had to climb to begin saving the passengers.
Lil black sheep 1943 music by harold arlen lyrics by e. Lyrics to cabin in the sky by ella fitzgerald from the the early years, pt. Filmaffinity is a movie recommendation site based on the concept of movie soulmates. Harburg performed by ethel waters uncredited and chorus. This page was last edited on 31 december 2018, at 19. Joseph schrank and uncredited marc connelly, from the musical play by lynn root book, john latouche lyrics and vernon duke music phot. There is some tap in the 1943 hollywood film of cabin in the sky, courtesy of a bigsmiling bill bailey. Cabin in the sky is a 1943 american musical film based on the 1940 broadway musical of the same name. The film was hornes first and only leading role in an mgm musical. Cabin in the sky soundtrack 1943 the moviemusic store. Musical number from 1943 movie cabin in the sky featuring john bubbles and the duke ellington orchestra. Cabin in the sky original motion picture soundtrack. Cabin in the sky featured only two songs from the original stage musical, taking a chance on love and cabin in the sky.
Agents of heaven and hell fight for little joes eddie rochester anderson soul. Mgm knew it would take a bath on its allblack musical cabin in the sky few southern theaters of 1943 would touch the film, but the studio still provided its standard aplus production values to the film. His pious wife, petunia, prays for him to have a second chance so he can get into heaven. Cabin in the sky soundtrack cd details and availability. Directed by vincente minnelli, the film stars ethel waters, eddie rochester anderson and lena horne. Cabin in the sky is a 1943 fantasy musical directed by vincente minnelli about a slothful gambler, joseph little joe jackson eddie rochester anderson, who must face himself in purgatory. Endangered species is a film directed by alan rudolph with robert urich, jobeth williams, paul dooley, hoyt axton, year.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Cabin in the sky 1943 nude scenes vincente minnelli, busby berkeley screenwriter. The two bedroom, one and half bathroom home is fully equipped for all your living needs, including a washer and dryer. It starred eddie rochester anderson, ethel waters and lena horne with guest appearances by duke ellington and louis armstrong. Theres something perversely selfdefeating about cabin in the skys opening apologetic disclaimer, which essentially says, the racism in the film you are about to see is morally abhorrent and wholly unforgivable. Building a new cabin in the sky best remembered as a 1943 film starring ethel waters, the musical is being resurrected as a concert series, which. Cabin in the sky watch turner classic movies on tcm. Ethel waters, eddie rochester anderson, lena horne, louis armstrong, rex ingram, kenneth.
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