Imitation of Life

Directed by John M. Stahl
Approved
1934    1h 51m[Drama](/on-demand/category/drama), [Romance](/on-demand/category/romance)
7.588%85%7.0
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 of Imitation of Life

  • 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)
  • Hattie McDanielWoman at Funeral (uncredited)
  • William B. DavidsonMan Buying Cigar (uncredited)
  • William AustinEnglishman at Party (uncredited)
  • G.P. HuntleyJames (uncredited)
  • Tyler BrookeTipsy Man at Party (uncredited)

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