Released:
1943-03-24

Overview:
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.

Director:
Vincente Minnelli

Runtime:
1h 38min

Genre:
Music, Fantasy

• Cast:
• 
  Ethel Waters
  as
  Petunia Jackson
• 
  Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
  as
  Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson
• 
  Lena Horne
  as
  Georgia Brown
• 
  Louis Armstrong
  as
  The Trumpeter
• 
  Rex Ingram
  as
  Lucius / Lucifer Jr.