Production Credits Cabin in the Sky
Cabin in the Sky
Full Cast & Crew
An in-depth look at the talented ensemble and technical visionaries who brought Cabin in the Sky to life.
The Cast
50 Members
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
Fletcher RiversThird Idea Man
Leon James PokeFourth Idea Man
Bill BaileyBill
Ford Washington LeeMessenger Boy
Ruby DandridgeMrs. Kelso
Nick StewartDude
Ernest WhitmanJim Henry
Jules AdgerSpecialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Doris AkeDancer / Jim Henry Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Juliette BallJim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Lennie BluettDancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Bernard BradleySpecialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Daisy BuffordDancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Jas. BurchSpecialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Curry Lee CalmesSpecialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Rita ChristianiSpecialty Dancer in Hell Sequence / Jitterbugger (uncredited)
Vivian DandridgeDancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
June DecuireSpecialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Dorothea DurhamDancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington (uncredited)
Byron EllisSpecialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Joel FluellenMr. Kelso / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Louise FranklinDancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
William GillespieSoloist in 'Little Black Sheep' (uncredited)
Suzette HarbinDancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Avanelle HarrisDancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Kathleen HartsfieldDancer at Jim Henry's Paradise (uncredited)
Maggie HathawayDancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Cleo HerndonDancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Lawaune IngramSpecialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Bobby JohnsonSpecialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Glenn LeedyBoy in Church (uncredited)
Meade 'Lux' LewisWhistling Solo in 'Take a Chance on Love' (uncredited)
Juanita MooreNightclub Patron / Churchgoer (uncredited)
Tommie MooreDancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Jieno MoxzerSpecialty Dancer in Hell Sequence (uncredited)
Florence O'BrienDancer / Jim Henry's Paradise Patron (uncredited)
Neva PeoplesDancer / Jim Henry Patron (uncredited)
Amanda RandolphChurchgoer (uncredited)
Technical Crew
Top Credits
Vincente MinnelliDirector
Joseph SchrankScreenplay
Arthur FreedProducer
Sidney WagnerDirector of Photography
Harold F. KressEditor
Marc ConnellyWriter