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