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Imitation of Life (1934)

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

  • Nov 23, 1934
  • 1h 51m
TMDB user score 7.0/10 89 votes on TMDB
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Story

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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Trailer

Imitation of Life Official Trailer #1 - Alan Hale Movie (1934) HD · plays from YouTube

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Cast

  • Claudette Colbert Beatrice 'Bea' Pullman
  • Louise Beavers Delilah Johnson
  • Warren William Stephen 'Steve' Archer
  • Rochelle Hudson Jessie Pullman, Age 18
  • Ned Sparks Elmer Smith
  • Fredi Washington Peola Johnson, Age 19
  • Juanita Quigley Baby Jessie Pullman, Age 3
  • Alan Hale Martin the Furniture Man
  • Henry Armetta The Painter
  • Wyndham Standing Beatrice's Butler Jarvis
  • Joyce Compton Young Woman at Party (uncredited)
  • Noel Francis Mrs. Eden (uncredited)
  • Jane Withers Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
  • Marcia Mae Jones Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
  • Henry Kolker Dr. Preston (uncredited)
  • Hattie McDaniel Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
  • William B. Davidson Man Buying Cigar (uncredited)
  • William Austin Englishman at Party (uncredited)

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