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