November 23, 1934
111 minutes
DramaRomance
Imitation of Life
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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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))
G.P. Huntley
(James (uncredited))
Tyler Brooke
(Tipsy Man at Party (uncredited))
Sayre Dearing
(Party Guest (uncredited))
Claire McDowell
(Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited))
Jean Fenwick
(Minor Role (uncredited))
Dick Gordon
(Party Guest (uncredited))
Jesse Graves
(Pallbearer (uncredited))
Harold Miller
(Party Guest (uncredited))
David Newell
(Party Guest Saying Goodbye (uncredited))
Dennis O'Keefe
(Party Guest (uncredited))
Franklin Pangborn
(Mr. Carven (uncredited))
Clarence Wilson
(Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited))
Marilyn Knowlden
(Jessie Pullman, Age 8 (uncredited))
Lenita Lane
(Mrs. Dale (uncredited))
Paul Porcasi
(Jackson's Restaurant Manager (uncredited))
Barry Norton
(Young Man Proposing Toast (uncredited))
Edgar Norton
(Butler at Party (uncredited))
Ronald R. Rondell
(Party Guest (uncredited))
Gay Seabrook
(Party Guest (uncredited))
Teru Shimada
(Customer in Pancake Shop (uncredited))
Larry Steers
(Party Guest (uncredited))
Libby Taylor
(Woman at Funeral (uncredited))
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
(Cook (uncredited))
Alma Tell
(Mrs. Craven (uncredited))
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
(Man at Funeral (uncredited))
Walter Walker
(Hugh (uncredited))
Dorothy Black
(Peola Johnson, Age 10 (uncredited))
Alyce Ardell
(French Maid (uncredited))
Monya Andre
(Party Guest (uncredited))
Edna Bowdoin
(Secretary (uncredited))
Daisy Bufford
(Waitress (uncredited))
Norma Drew
(Teacher (uncredited))
Paullyn Garner
(Mrs. Ramsey (uncredited))
Reverend Gregg
(Minister (uncredited))
Sebie Hendricks
(Peola Johnson, Age 4 (uncredited))
Stuart Johnston
(Undertaker (uncredited))
Tiny Jones
(Funeral Spectator (uncredited))
Curry Lee
(Chauffeur (uncredited))
Bessie Lyle
(Woman at Funeral (uncredited))
Julius Molnar
(Footman (uncredited))
Bert Moorhouse
(Man at Funeral (uncredited))
Edmund Mortimer
(Party Guest (uncredited))
Hayes Robinson
(Man at Funeral (uncredited))
Ethel Sykes
(Party Guest (uncredited))
Martin Turner
(Man at Funeral (uncredited))
Bruce Warren
(Party Guest (uncredited))
Hazel Washington
(Maid (uncredited))
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