Release Year: 1943
Runtime: 98 min
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Ethel Waters, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Lena Horne, Louis Armstrong, Rex Ingram
Studios: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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.
Special Features:
Commentary by Evangelia 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
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