Imitation of Life
Drama
Romance
THE DARING STORY OF MOTHER LOVE - On the Screen for the First Time!
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.
1934-11-23
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Cast
Director
John M. Stahl
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
Joyce Compton as Young Woman at Party (uncredited)
Noel Francis as Mrs. Eden (uncredited)
Jane Withers as Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
Marcia Mae Jones as Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
Henry Kolker as Dr. Preston (uncredited)
Hattie McDaniel as Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
William B. Davidson as Man Buying Cigar (uncredited)
William Austin as Englishman at Party (uncredited)
G.P. Huntley as James (uncredited)
Tyler Brooke as Tipsy Man at Party (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing as Party Guest (uncredited)
Claire McDowell as Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)
Jean Fenwick as Minor Role (uncredited)
Jesse Graves as Pallbearer (uncredited)
Harold Miller as Party Guest (uncredited)
David Newell as Party Guest Saying Goodbye (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe as Party Guest (uncredited)
Franklin Pangborn as Mr. Carven (uncredited)
Clarence Wilson as Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited)
Marilyn Knowlden as Jessie Pullman, Age 8 (uncredited)
Lenita Lane as Mrs. Dale (uncredited)
Paul Porcasi as Jackson's Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
Barry Norton as Young Man Proposing Toast (uncredited)
Edgar Norton as Butler at Party (uncredited)
Ronald R. Rondell as Party Guest (uncredited)
Gay Seabrook as Party Guest (uncredited)
Teru Shimada as Customer in Pancake Shop (uncredited)
Larry Steers as Party Guest (uncredited)
Libby Taylor as Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
Madame Sul-Te-Wan as Cook (uncredited)
Alma Tell as Mrs. Craven (uncredited)
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones as Man at Funeral (uncredited)
Walter Walker as Hugh (uncredited)