Imitation of Life (1934)
1h 51min
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THE DARING STORY OF MOTHER LOVE - On the Screen for the First Time!
Themes:Family BondsComing Of AgeIdentity CrisisOvercoming PrejudiceSacrificeDiscover Similar ThemesMood:MelancholicHeart-WrenchingThought-ProvokingBittersweetEmotionalDiscover Similar Mood
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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Business VenturesRacial TensionsIdentity ExplorationInterracial RelationshipsFamilial StrugglesSacrifice For FamilyMother-Daughter Conflicts
















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Directed by: John M. Stahl, Merritt B. Gerstad, Scott R. Beal
Produced by: Carl Laemmle Jr., Henry Henigson
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
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