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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
Fredi Washington
Peola Johnson, Age 19
Alan Hale
Martin the Furniture Man
Teru Shimada
Customer in Pancake Shop (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Party Guest (uncredited)
William B. Davidson
Man Buying Cigar (uncredited)
Clarence Wilson
Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited)
Henry Kolker
Dr. Preston (uncredited)
William Austin
Englishman at Party (uncredited)
Alma Tell
Mrs. Craven (uncredited)
Ned Sparks
Elmer Smith
Warren William
Stephen 'Steve' Archer
Sayre Dearing
Party Guest (uncredited)
Hattie McDaniel
Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe
Party Guest (uncredited)
Claudette Colbert
Beatrice 'Bea' Pullman
Jane Withers
Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
Louise Beavers
Delilah Johnson
Harold Miller
Party Guest (uncredited)
Rochelle Hudson
Jessie Pullman, Age 18
Claire McDowell
Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)
Franklin Pangborn
Mr. Carven (uncredited)
Jesse Graves
Pallbearer (uncredited)
Walter Walker
Hugh (uncredited)
Gay Seabrook
Party Guest (uncredited)
Wyndham Standing
Beatrice's Butler Jarvis
Henry Armetta
The Painter
Edgar Norton
Butler at Party (uncredited)
Joyce Compton
Young Woman at Party (uncredited)
Noel Francis
Mrs. Eden (uncredited)
Jean Fenwick
Minor Role (uncredited)
Barry Norton
Young Man Proposing Toast (uncredited)
Marcia Mae Jones
Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
Juanita Quigley
Baby Jessie Pullman, Age 3
David Newell
Party Guest Saying Goodbye (uncredited)
Paul Porcasi
Jackson's Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Cook (uncredited)
Marilyn Knowlden
Jessie Pullman, Age 8 (uncredited)
Tyler Brooke
Tipsy Man at Party (uncredited)
Lenita Lane
Mrs. Dale (uncredited)
Ronald R. Rondell
Party Guest (uncredited)
G.P. Huntley
James (uncredited)
Libby Taylor
Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Man at Funeral (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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