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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.
Vincente MinnelliDirector
Joseph SchrankScreenplay
Lynn RootNovel
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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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