Imitation of Life (1934)
THE DARING STORY OF MOTHER LOVE - On the Screen for the First Time!
1934 · 1h 51m · Drama, Romance
Genres: Drama, Romance
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
Writers: Fannie Hurst, William Hurlbut
Music by: Heinz Roemheld
Cinematography: Merritt B. Gerstad
Editor: Philip Cahn, Maurice Wright
Rated 7/10 by 88 viewers
Cast
Claudette Colbert as Beatrice 'Bea' PullmanLouise Beavers as Delilah JohnsonWarren William as Stephen 'Steve' ArcherRochelle Hudson as Jessie Pullman, Age 18Ned Sparks as Elmer SmithFredi Washington as Peola Johnson, Age 19Juanita Quigley as Baby Jessie Pullman, Age 3Alan Hale as Martin the Furniture ManHenry Armetta as The PainterWyndham Standing as Beatrice's Butler JarvisJoyce Compton as Young Woman at Party (uncredited)Noel Francis as Mrs. Eden (uncredited)More like this
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