Imitation of Life
# THE DARING STORY OF MOTHER LOVE - On the Screen for the First Time!
📜 Overview:
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.
🌏 Languages Available:
English
📆 Date Released:
1934-11-23
⌚ Running Time:
111 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
6.994
Beloved Cast
Beatrice 'Bea' Pullman
Claudette Colbert
Stephen 'Steve' Archer
Warren William
Jessie Pullman, Age 18
Rochelle Hudson
Elmer Smith
Ned Sparks
Delilah Johnson
Louise Beavers
Peola Johnson, Age 19
Fredi Washington
Baby Jessie Pullman, Age 3
Juanita Quigley
Martin the Furniture Man
Alan Hale
The Painter
Henry Armetta
Beatrice's Butler Jarvis
Wyndham Standing
Party Guest (uncredited)
Monya Andre
French Maid (uncredited)
Alyce Ardell
Englishman at Party (uncredited)
William Austin
Peola Johnson, Age 10 (uncredited)
Dorothy Black
Secretary (uncredited)
Edna Bowdoin
Tipsy Man at Party (uncredited)
Tyler Brooke
Waitress (uncredited)
Daisy Bufford
Young Woman at Party (uncredited)
Joyce Compton
Man Buying Cigar (uncredited)
William B. Davidson
Party Guest (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
Teacher (uncredited)
Norma Drew
Minor Role (uncredited)
Jean Fenwick
Mrs. Eden (uncredited)
Noel Francis
Mrs. Ramsey (uncredited)
Paullyn Garner
Party Guest (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Pallbearer (uncredited)
Jesse Graves
Minister (uncredited)
Reverend Gregg
Peola Johnson, Age 4 (uncredited)
Sebie Hendricks
James (uncredited)
G.P. Huntley
Undertaker (uncredited)
Stuart Johnston
Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
Marcia Mae Jones
Funeral Spectator (uncredited)
Tiny Jones
Jessie Pullman, Age 8 (uncredited)
Marilyn Knowlden
Dr. Preston (uncredited)
Henry Kolker
Mrs. Dale (uncredited)
Lenita Lane
Chauffeur (uncredited)
Curry Lee
Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
Bessie Lyle
Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
Hattie McDaniel
Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)
Claire McDowell
Party Guest (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Footman (uncredited)
Julius Molnar
Man at Funeral (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Party Guest (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer
Party Guest Saying Goodbye (uncredited)
David Newell
Young Man Proposing Toast (uncredited)
Barry Norton
Butler at Party (uncredited)
Edgar Norton
Party Guest (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe
Mr. Carven (uncredited)
Franklin Pangborn
Jackson's Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
Paul Porcasi
Man at Funeral (uncredited)
Hayes Robinson
Party Guest (uncredited)
Ronald R. Rondell
Party Guest (uncredited)
Gay Seabrook
Customer in Pancake Shop (uncredited)
Teru Shimada
Party Guest (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Cook (uncredited)
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Party Guest (uncredited)
Ethel Sykes
Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
Libby Taylor
Mrs. Craven (uncredited)
Alma Tell
Man at Funeral (uncredited)
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Man at Funeral (uncredited)
Martin Turner
Hugh (uncredited)
Walter Walker
Party Guest (uncredited)
Bruce Warren
Maid (uncredited)
Hazel Washington
Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited)
Clarence Wilson
Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
Jane Withers
