New on Blu-ray: CABIN IN THE SKY (1943) Starring Lena Horne, Ethel Waters & Eddie "Rochester" Anderson

Product Description: Lena Horne, Ethel Waters, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Duke Ellington and his Orchestra, and Louis Armstrong—head an exciting cast of musical legends in this musical fantasy as temptation pulls a man toward Satan . . . and his loving and God-fearing wife fights for his eternal soul. Seriously injured in a barroom brawl, Little Joe Jackson (Anderson) hovers between life and death, dreaming that he is the centerpiece of an epic struggle between Heaven and Hell for his soul: On his side are the prayers of his loyal, pious wife, Petunia (Waters) battling on the side of darkness is Lucifer Jr. (Rex Ingram) and his most powerful weapon, the beautiful and seductive Georgia Brown, played to the hilt by a stunning Lena Horne. Based on the hit Broadway musical which starred Waters and Ingram, the film is best remembered as the feature directorial debut of the great Vincente Minnelli.

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Director: Vincente Minnelli

Starring: Lena Horne, Ethel Waters, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Duke Ellington and his Orchestra, Louis Armstrong

Genre: Fantasy, Musical

Runtime: 98 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: English

Studio: Warner Archive

Home Video Release Date: January 30, 2024

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Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1
Region: Region A/1

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Blu-ray: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0

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Blu-ray: English SDH

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Audio Commentary by Evangela Anderson and Eva Anderson (Eddie “Rochester” Anderson’s wife and daughter)
Fayard Nicholas, black cultural scholar Todd Boyd, and film historian 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
Original Theatrical Trailer