Imitation of Life
“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.
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Cast
65 people
Claudette Colbert
Beatrice 'Bea' Pullman
Known for
It Happened One Night
The Palm Beach Story
Louise Beavers
Delilah Johnson
Known for
Holiday Inn
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Warren William
Stephen 'Steve' Archer
Known for
Gold Diggers of 1933
The Wolf Man
Rochelle Hudson
Jessie Pullman, Age 18
Known for
Rebel Without a Cause
Strait-Jacket
Ned Sparks
Elmer Smith
Known for
42nd Street
Gold Diggers of 1933
Fredi Washington
Peola Johnson, Age 19
Known for
Animal Crackers
Juanita Quigley
Baby Jessie Pullman, Age 3
Known for
National Velvet
The Devil-Doll
Alan Hale
Martin the Furniture Man
Known for
It Happened One Night
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Henry Armetta
The Painter
Known for
The Black Cat
Street Angel
Wyndham Standing
Beatrice's Butler Jarvis
Known for
Design for Living
Hell's Angels
Joyce Compton
Young Woman at Party (uncredited)
Known for
The Awful Truth
Christmas in Connecticut
Noel Francis
Mrs. Eden (uncredited)
Known for
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
John M. Stahl Director · William Hurlbut Screenplay Fannie Hurst Author
United States release November 23, 1934 · Produced in United States
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 23, 1934
Limited theatrical
United States
November 26, 1934 · Theatrical
Ireland
November 22, 1935 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 23, 1939 · Theatrical
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