Imitation of Life (1934)
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)
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