Edition |
Standard version. |
Description |
1 DVD (approximately 98 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
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United States https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78095330 |
Physical Medium |
monochrome |
Description |
digital |
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optical |
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mono |
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Dolby |
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NTSC |
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video file |
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DVD video |
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region 1 |
System Details |
DVD, NTSC, region 1, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital mono.; dual-layer. |
Cast |
Ethel Waters, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Lena Horne, Louis Armstrong, Rex Ingram. |
Credits |
Cinematography, Sidney Wagner ; music, Vernon Duke and John Latouche. |
Note |
Based on the Broadway musical hit. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1943. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
Summary |
The fable of rascally Little Joe, torn between the love of his good wife Petunia and the wiles of good-time bad girl Georgia Brown ... and caught in a tug-of-war between emissaries from the Lord and Satan. |
Note |
Special features: commentary by Evangela Anderson and Eva Anderson (wife and daughter of Eddie "Rochester" Anderson), Fayard Nicholas, Black cultural scholars Todd Boyd and Drew Casper, with interview excerpts of Lena Horne; vintage Pete Smith specialty short studio visit; audio-only bonus: Louis Armstrong "Ain't it the truth" outtake; theatrical trailer. |
Language |
English dialogue, with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned for main feature only. |
Subject |
African Americans -- Drama.
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African Americans. |
Genre/Form |
Drama.
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Subject |
Good and evil -- Drama.
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Good and evil. |
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Temptation -- Drama.
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Temptation. |
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Redemption -- Drama.
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Redemption. |
Genre/Form |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Musical films.
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Musical films.
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Comedy films.
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Comedy films.
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Race films.
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Race films.
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Fantasy films.
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Fantasy films.
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Fiction films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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Added Author |
Minnelli, Vincente, director.
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Freed, Arthur, 1894-1973, producer.
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Schrank, Joseph, screenwriter.
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Waters, Ethel, 1896-1977, actor.
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Anderson, Eddie, 1905-1977, actor.
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Horne, Lena, actor.
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Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971, actor.
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Duke, Vernon, 1903-1969, composer.
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Latouche, John, 1914-1956, composer.
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Root, Lynn, 1905-1997.
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Duke, Vernon, 1903-1969.
Cabin in the sky (Musical)
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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ISBN |
1419817078 |
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9781419817076 |
Standard No. |
012569676787 |
Music No. |
67678 Warner Home Video |
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