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.
Released: Mar 24, 1943
Runtime: 98 minutes
Stars: Ethel Waters, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Lena Horne, Louis Armstrong, Rex Ingram, Kenneth Spencer
Crew: Joseph Schrank (Screenplay), Lynn Root (Novel), Vincente Minnelli (Director), Arthur Freed (Producer), Ford Dabney (Songs), Vernon Duke (Songs)