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Imitation of Life

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

7.088 votes19341h 51mReleased

Drama
Romance

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.

Director: John M. Stahl
Released: 23 November 1934
Studio: Universal Pictures
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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)

G.P. Huntley

James (uncredited)

Tyler Brooke

Tipsy Man at Party (uncredited)

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