Imitation of Life (1934)
1h 51min
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THE DARING STORY OF MOTHER LOVE - On the Screen for the First Time!
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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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Directed by: John M. Stahl, Fred Frank, Merritt B. Gerstad
Produced by: Henry Henigson, Carl Laemmle Jr.
Cast
Claudette Colbert
Beatrice 'Bea' Pullman
Warren William
Stephen 'Steve' Archer
Rochelle Hudson
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Ned Sparks
Elmer Smith
Louise Beavers
Delilah Johnson
Fredi Washington
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Juanita Quigley
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Henry Armetta
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Wyndham Standing
Beatrice's Butler Jarvis
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