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