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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.
1934 · Directed by John M. Stahl · 111 min · Drama · Romance · 9 frames
Tagline
THE DARING STORY OF MOTHER LOVE - On the Screen for the First Time!
Crew
- Screenplay: William Hurlbut
- Cinematography: Merritt B. Gerstad
- Edited by: Philip Cahn, Maurice Wright
- Produced by: Carl Laemmle Jr., John M. Stahl
Cast
- Claudette Colbert as Beatrice 'Bea' Pullman
- Louise Beavers as Delilah Johnson
- Warren William as Stephen 'Steve' Archer
- Rochelle Hudson as Jessie Pullman, Age 18
- Ned Sparks as Elmer Smith
- Fredi Washington as Peola Johnson, Age 19
- Juanita Quigley as Baby Jessie Pullman, Age 3
- Alan Hale as Martin the Furniture Man
- Henry Armetta as The Painter
- Wyndham Standing as Beatrice's Butler Jarvis
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Universal Pictures
- Themes: black and white, housekeeper, pancakes, pre-code, passing for white
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