Imitation of Life (1934)

Imitation of Life
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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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Cast

Alan Hale
as Martin the Furniture Man
Fredi Washington
as Peola Johnson, Age 19
Claudette Colbert
as Beatrice 'Bea' Pullman
Harold Miller
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Jane Withers
as Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
Hattie McDaniel
as Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
Warren William
as Stephen 'Steve' Archer
Claire McDowell
as Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)
Larry Steers
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Henry Kolker
as Dr. Preston (uncredited)
Teru Shimada
as Customer in Pancake Shop (uncredited)
Ned Sparks
as Elmer Smith
Sayre Dearing
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Rochelle Hudson
as Jessie Pullman, Age 18
Dennis O'Keefe
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Clarence Wilson
as Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited)
Jean Fenwick
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Tyler Brooke
as Tipsy Man at Party (uncredited)
Louise Beavers
as Delilah Johnson
Joyce Compton
as Young Woman at Party (uncredited)
Marcia Mae Jones
as Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
Noel Francis
as Mrs. Eden (uncredited)
Barry Norton
as Young Man Proposing Toast (uncredited)
Paul Porcasi
as Jackson's Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
Franklin Pangborn
as Mr. Carven (uncredited)
William B. Davidson
as Man Buying Cigar (uncredited)
G.P. Huntley
as James (uncredited)
Henry Armetta
as The Painter
Libby Taylor
as Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
Alma Tell
as Mrs. Craven (uncredited)
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
as Man at Funeral (uncredited)
Walter Walker
as Hugh (uncredited)
Lenita Lane
as Mrs. Dale (uncredited)
David Newell
as Party Guest Saying Goodbye (uncredited)
Edgar Norton
as Butler at Party (uncredited)
William Austin
as Englishman at Party (uncredited)
Marilyn Knowlden
as Jessie Pullman, Age 8 (uncredited)
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
as Cook (uncredited)
Gay Seabrook
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Ronald R. Rondell
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Wyndham Standing
as Beatrice's Butler Jarvis

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