Imitation of Life
“Fannie Hurst's best selling novel of today's tormented generation!”
In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black single mother, who becomes her maid.
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Cast
51 people
Lana Turner
Lora Meredith
Known for
The Bad and the Beautiful
The Postman Always Rings Twice
John Gavin
Steve Archer
Known for
Psycho
Spartacus
Sandra Dee
Susie (16)
Known for
The Dunwich Horror
Come September
Susan Kohner
Sarah Jane (18)
Known for
The Last Wagon
Freud: The Secret Passion
Robert Alda
Allen Loomis
Known for
The Beast with Five Fingers
Cloak and Dagger
Dan O'Herlihy
David Edwards
Known for
RoboCop
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Juanita Moore
Annie Johnson
Known for
The Kid
Two Moon Junction
Karin Dicker
Sarah Jane (8)
No other roles listed
Terry Burnham
Susie (6)
Also in
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
The Twilight Zone
John Vivyan
Young Man
Also in
The Plain Man's Guide to Advertising
Lee Goodman
Photographer
Also in
The Addams Family
The Great Waltz
Ann Robinson
Showgirl
Known for
War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds
Douglas Sirk Director · Eleanore Griffin Screenplay Allan Scott Screenplay
Worldwide gross $6.4M · Budget $2M · United States release March 17, 1959
Box office
Budget
$2,000,000
Worldwide gross
$6,400,000
Gross vs. budget
3.2×
Production
Universal International Pictures
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 17, 1959
Premiere
Brazil
July 14, 2009 · Physical · Rep. Arrais mj.gov.br
France
October 2, 1959 · Theatrical
Ireland
June 26, 1959 · Theatrical
South Korea
May 8, 1999 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 5, 1959 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 9, 1959 · Theatrical
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