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.
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Cast
- Ethel WatersPetunia Jackson
- Eddie 'Rochester' AndersonJoseph 'Little Joe' Jackson
- Lena HorneGeorgia Brown
- Louis ArmstrongThe Trumpeter
- Rex IngramLucius / Lucifer Jr.
- Kenneth SpencerThe General / Rev. Greene
- John 'Bubbles' SublettDomino Johnson
- Oscar PolkThe Deacon / Fleetfoot
- Mantan MorelandFirst Idea Man
- Willie BestSecond Idea Man
Crew
- Vincente MinnelliDirector
- Joseph SchrankScreenplay
- Marc ConnellyWriter
- Lynn RootNovel
- Sidney WagnerDirector of Photography
- Roger EdensOriginal Music Composer
- George StollOriginal Music Composer
- George BassmanOriginal Music Composer
- Harold F. KressEditor
- Arthur FreedProducer
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