The read
Scores higher than 76% of the 66 1940s music movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes81%
51 audience votes
Key crew
- Vincente MinnelliDirector
- Joseph SchrankScreenplay
- George StollOriginal Music Composer
- Roger EdensOriginal Music Composer
- George BassmanOriginal Music Composer
- Hall JohnsonOriginal Music Composer
- Marc ConnellyWriter
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
- Fletcher RiversThird Idea Man
- Leon James PokeFourth Idea Man
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Themes
angelprayerhellsingerchurchgambler