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Imitation of Life
1934, Nov 23
1h 51m
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.
Directed by
John M. Stahl
Alan Hale
Martin the Furniture Man
Jane Withers
Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
Claudette Colbert
Beatrice 'Bea' Pullman
Henry Armetta
The Painter
Dennis O'Keefe
Party Guest (uncredited)
Rochelle Hudson
Jessie Pullman, Age 18
Barry Norton
Young Man Proposing Toast (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Party Guest (uncredited)
Henry Kolker
Dr. Preston (uncredited)
Teru Shimada
Customer in Pancake Shop (uncredited)
Louise Beavers
Delilah Johnson
Claire McDowell
Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)
Marcia Mae Jones
Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
Warren William
Stephen 'Steve' Archer
William B. Davidson
Man Buying Cigar (uncredited)
Noel Francis
Mrs. Eden (uncredited)
Paul Porcasi
Jackson's Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
Clarence Wilson
Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited)
Franklin Pangborn
Mr. Carven (uncredited)
Hattie McDaniel
Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
Joyce Compton
Young Woman at Party (uncredited)
William Austin
Englishman at Party (uncredited)
Ned Sparks
Elmer Smith
Walter Walker
Hugh (uncredited)
David Newell
Party Guest Saying Goodbye (uncredited)
Edgar Norton
Butler at Party (uncredited)
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Man at Funeral (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Party Guest (uncredited)
G.P. Huntley
James (uncredited)
Fredi Washington
Peola Johnson, Age 19
Juanita Quigley
Baby Jessie Pullman, Age 3
Jean Fenwick
Minor Role (uncredited)
Wyndham Standing
Beatrice's Butler Jarvis
Jesse Graves
Pallbearer (uncredited)
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Cook (uncredited)
Alma Tell
Mrs. Craven (uncredited)
Marilyn Knowlden
Jessie Pullman, Age 8 (uncredited)
Libby Taylor
Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
Tyler Brooke
Tipsy Man at Party (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
Party Guest (uncredited)
Lenita Lane
Mrs. Dale (uncredited)
Gay Seabrook
Party Guest (uncredited)
Ronald R. Rondell
Party Guest (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Party Guest (uncredited)
Dorothy Black
Peola Johnson, Age 10 (uncredited)
Alyce Ardell
French Maid (uncredited)
Monya Andre
Party Guest (uncredited)
Edna Bowdoin
Secretary (uncredited)
Daisy Bufford
Waitress (uncredited)
Norma Drew
Teacher (uncredited)
Paullyn Garner
Mrs. Ramsey (uncredited)
Reverend Gregg
Minister (uncredited)
Sebie Hendricks
Peola Johnson, Age 4 (uncredited)
Stuart Johnston
Undertaker (uncredited)
Tiny Jones
Funeral Spectator (uncredited)
Curry Lee
Chauffeur (uncredited)
Bessie Lyle
Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
Julius Molnar
Footman (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Man at Funeral (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer
Party Guest (uncredited)
Hayes Robinson
Man at Funeral (uncredited)
Ethel Sykes
Party Guest (uncredited)
Martin Turner
Man at Funeral (uncredited)
Bruce Warren
Party Guest (uncredited)
Hazel Washington
Maid (uncredited)
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