Imitation of Life
THE DARING STORY OF MOTHER LOVE - On the Screen for the First Time!
1934-11-23 | 111 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Claudette ColbertBeatrice 'Bea' Pullman
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Louise BeaversDelilah Johnson
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Warren WilliamStephen 'Steve' Archer
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Rochelle HudsonJessie Pullman, Age 18
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Ned SparksElmer Smith
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Fredi WashingtonPeola Johnson, Age 19
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Juanita QuigleyBaby Jessie Pullman, Age 3
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Alan HaleMartin the Furniture Man
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Henry ArmettaThe Painter
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Wyndham StandingBeatrice's Butler Jarvis
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Joyce ComptonYoung Woman at Party (uncredited)
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Noel FrancisMrs. Eden (uncredited)
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Jane WithersPeola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
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Marcia Mae JonesPeola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
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Henry KolkerDr. Preston (uncredited)
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Hattie McDanielWoman at Funeral (uncredited)
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William B. DavidsonMan Buying Cigar (uncredited)
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William AustinEnglishman at Party (uncredited)
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G.P. HuntleyJames (uncredited)
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Tyler BrookeTipsy Man at Party (uncredited)
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