Lustrous, gospel-folklore retelling of Faust
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10/21/09
Cabin in the Sky (1943)
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Reviews Counted:10
Fresh:8
Rotten:2
Average Rating:6.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: Little Joe Jackson is a simple down-home, married man. But he has three uncontrollable weaknesses: he loves shootin' craps, he drinks too much liquor and he's been lusting after sultry Georgia... [More]
Starring: Ethel Waters, Lena Horne, Louis Armstrong, Eddie Anderson
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Reviews for Cabin in the Sky
1 - 16 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Fascinatingly stylized musical.
07/18/09
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10/18/08
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09/10/08
Top CriticAll-black 1943 musical and moralistic fable.
01/15/07
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06/24/06
Top CriticMinnelli's feature directorial debut was MGM's first all-black musical since King Vidor's Hallellujah! a stylized fable boasting great performances from Lena Horne, in her first major role, and Ethel waters, as her nemesis.
06/22/06
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03/25/06
Top CriticVincente Minnelli's enjoyable directorial debut.
02/16/06
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07/29/05
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05/21/04
Top-notch musical with great performances.
08/14/03
Forget the story -- just relish the stars.
08/07/03
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05/24/03
Top CriticNo review available.
07/26/02
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