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