Little Joe
E887455
Little Joe is the central, hapless gambler protagonist of the 1943 musical film "Cabin in the Sky," whose struggle between sin and redemption drives the story’s moral and spiritual themes.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Cabin in the Sky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInStageVersion | Cabin in the Sky (stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | heaven-and-hell wager plot ⓘ |
| basedOn | Little Joe from the 1940 Broadway musical Cabin in the Sky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterArc | from sinful gambler toward possible redemption ⓘ |
| drives |
moral themes of Cabin in the Sky
ⓘ
spiritual themes of Cabin in the Sky ⓘ |
| featuredIn | 1943 film Cabin in the Sky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Cabin in the Sky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearsIn | musical film ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Petunia Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | morally conflicted ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | hapless gambler whose actions drive the plot ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
moral conflict
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spiritual conflict ⓘ struggle between sin and redemption ⓘ |
| occupation | gambler ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Eddie Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christian-themed narrative ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
central character in Cabin in the Sky
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protagonist of Cabin in the Sky ⓘ |
| settingOfActivities | African-American community in the American South ⓘ |
| spouseInWork | Petunia Jackson in Cabin in the Sky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudiencePerception | sympathetic everyman ⓘ |
| temptedBy |
Georgia Brown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lucifer Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfWorkAppearsIn | 1943 ⓘ |
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