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