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