Cabin in the sky
(DVD) 

Special features: commentary by Evangela 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 shor studio visit; audio-only bonus: Louis Armstrong "Ain't it the truth" outtake; theatrical trailer.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1943.

Based on the Broadway musical hit.

Ethel Waters, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Lena Horne, Louis Armstrong, Rex Ingram.

Petunia Jackson, a poor but devout woman, is burdened with a shiftless husband called Little Joe. When Little Joe is seriously wounded in a fight and seems about to die, the forces of heaven and hell begin a battle for his soul. The fable of rascally Little Joe, torn between the love of his good wife Petunia and the wiles of good-time bad girl Georgia Brown ... and caught in a tug-of-war between emissaries from the Lord and Satan.

MPAA rating: Not rated.

DVD, region 1, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital mono.; dual-layer.

English dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.