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She made her debut with MGM in Panama Hattie ( 1942 ) and performed the title song of Stormy Weather based loosely on the life of Adelaide Hall, ( 1943 ), which she made at 20th Century Fox, on loan from MGM.

She appeared in a number of MGM musicals, most notably Cabin in the Sky ( also 1943 ), but was never featured in a leading role because of her race and the fact that films featuring her had to be re-edited for showing in states where theaters could not show films with black performers.

As a result, most of Horne's film appearances were stand-alone sequences that had no bearing on the rest of the film, so editing caused no disruption to the storyline ; a notable exception was the all-black musical Cabin in the Sky, although one number was cut because it was considered too suggestive by the censors.

" Ain't it the Truth " was the song ( and scene ) cut before the release of the film Cabin in the Sky.

It featured Horne singing " Ain't it the Truth ", while taking a bubble bath ( considered too " risqué " by the film's executives ).

This scene and song are featured in the film That's Entertainment!

III ( 1994 ) which also featured commentary from Horne on why the scene was deleted prior to the film's release.