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Drama / Romance

Imitation of Life

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

19341h 51m 7.0/ 10

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.

Cast

  • Claudette ColbertBeatrice 'Bea' Pullman
  • Louise BeaversDelilah Johnson
  • Warren WilliamStephen 'Steve' Archer
  • Rochelle HudsonJessie Pullman, Age 18
  • Ned SparksElmer Smith
  • Fredi WashingtonPeola Johnson, Age 19
  • Juanita QuigleyBaby Jessie Pullman, Age 3
  • Alan HaleMartin the Furniture Man
  • Henry ArmettaThe Painter
  • Wyndham StandingBeatrice's Butler Jarvis
  • Joyce ComptonYoung Woman at Party (uncredited)
  • Noel FrancisMrs. Eden (uncredited)
  • Jane WithersPeola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
  • Marcia Mae JonesPeola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
  • Henry KolkerDr. Preston (uncredited)
  • Hattie McDanielWoman at Funeral (uncredited)

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