Imitation of Life

  • Drama
  • Romance
11/23/1934
111

THE DARING STORY OF MOTHER LOVE - On the Screen for the First Time!

A struggling widow and her daughter take in a black housekeeper and her fair-skinned daughter. The two women start a successful business but face familial, identity, and racial issues along the way.

Director:
John M. Stahl
Writer:
William Hurlbut
    • housekeeper
    • pancakes
    • pre-code
    • passing for white

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    Cast

    • Claudette Colbert
      Beatrice 'Bea' Pullman
    • Louise Beavers
      Delilah Johnson
    • Warren William
      Stephen 'Steve' Archer
    • Rochelle Hudson
      Jessie Pullman, Age 18
    • Ned Sparks
      Elmer Smith
    • Fredi Washington
      Peola Johnson, Age 19
    • Juanita Quigley
      Baby Jessie Pullman, Age 3
    • Alan Hale
      Martin the Furniture Man
    • Henry Armetta
      The Painter
    • Wyndham Standing
      Beatrice's Butler Jarvis
    • Joyce Compton
      Young Woman at Party (uncredited)
    • Noel Francis
      Mrs. Eden (uncredited)
    • Jane Withers
      Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
    • Marcia Mae Jones
      Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
    • Henry Kolker
      Dr. Preston (uncredited)
    • Hattie McDaniel
      Woman at Funeral (uncredited)

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