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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
Paul Porcasi
Jackson's Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
Jane Withers
Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
Clarence Wilson
Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe
Party Guest (uncredited)
Alan Hale
Martin the Furniture Man
Claudette Colbert
Beatrice 'Bea' Pullman
Hattie McDaniel
Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
Claire McDowell
Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)
Ned Sparks
Elmer Smith
Henry Armetta
The Painter
Fredi Washington
Peola Johnson, Age 19
Rochelle Hudson
Jessie Pullman, Age 18
Dick Gordon
Party Guest (uncredited)
Louise Beavers
Delilah Johnson
William B. Davidson
Man Buying Cigar (uncredited)
Wyndham Standing
Beatrice's Butler Jarvis
Sayre Dearing
Party Guest (uncredited)
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Man at Funeral (uncredited)
Teru Shimada
Customer in Pancake Shop (uncredited)
Marcia Mae Jones
Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
Jean Fenwick
Minor Role (uncredited)
William Austin
Englishman at Party (uncredited)
Franklin Pangborn
Mr. Carven (uncredited)
Henry Kolker
Dr. Preston (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Party Guest (uncredited)
Joyce Compton
Young Woman at Party (uncredited)
David Newell
Party Guest Saying Goodbye (uncredited)
Noel Francis
Mrs. Eden (uncredited)
Barry Norton
Young Man Proposing Toast (uncredited)
Warren William
Stephen 'Steve' Archer
Libby Taylor
Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Party Guest (uncredited)
Edgar Norton
Butler at Party (uncredited)
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Cook (uncredited)
Walter Walker
Hugh (uncredited)
Tyler Brooke
Tipsy Man at Party (uncredited)
Juanita Quigley
Baby Jessie Pullman, Age 3
Lenita Lane
Mrs. Dale (uncredited)
G.P. Huntley
James (uncredited)
Gay Seabrook
Party Guest (uncredited)
Jesse Graves
Pallbearer (uncredited)
Ronald R. Rondell
Party Guest (uncredited)
Marilyn Knowlden
Jessie Pullman, Age 8 (uncredited)
Alma Tell
Mrs. Craven (uncredited)
Monya Andre
Party Guest (uncredited)
Alyce Ardell
French Maid (uncredited)
Dorothy Black
Peola Johnson, Age 10 (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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