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