Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life

Drama · 1939 · 1h 51m

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THE DARING STORY OF MOTHER LOVE - On the Screen for the First Time!

Overview

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.

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Cast & crew

Claudette ColbertBeatrice 'Bea' Pullman
Louise BeaversDelilah Johnson
Warren WilliamStephen 'Steve' Archer
Rochelle HudsonJessie Pullman, Age 18
Ned SparksElmer Smith
Fredi WashingtonPeola Johnson, Age 19
Juanita QuigleyBaby Jessie Pullman, Age 3
Alan HaleMartin the Furniture Man
Henry ArmettaThe Painter
Wyndham StandingBeatrice's Butler Jarvis
Joyce ComptonYoung Woman at Party (uncredited)
Noel FrancisMrs. Eden (uncredited)
Jane WithersPeola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
Marcia Mae JonesPeola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
Henry KolkerDr. Preston (uncredited)

Information

Release date
23 November 1939
Director
John M. Stahl
Genres
Drama, Romance
Runtime
1h 51m
Country of origin
United States

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