
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.

Ethel Waters
Petunia Jackson

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Joseph 'Little Joe' Jackson

Lena Horne
Georgia Brown

Louis Armstrong
The Trumpeter

Rex Ingram
Lucius / Lucifer Jr.
Kenneth Spencer
The General / Rev. Greene

John 'Bubbles' Sublett
Domino Johnson

Oscar Polk
The Deacon / Fleetfoot

Mantan Moreland
First Idea Man

Willie Best
Second Idea Man
Fletcher Rivers
Third Idea Man
Leon James Poke
Fourth Idea Man

Bye Bye Birdie
Bye Bye Birdie

Journey to Hell
Journey to Hell

I Used to Be Famous
I Used to Be Famous

In the Navy
In the Navy

Pal Joey
Pal Joey

A Star Is Falling Upwards
A Star Is Falling Upwards

The Marrying Man
The Marrying Man

Ziegfeld Girl
Ziegfeld Girl

Loupetoo
Loupetoo

The Estrogen Gospel
The Estrogen Gospel

Copacabana
Copacabana

Jumping
Jumping