Imitation of Life
Imitation of Life
Release: 1934-11-23
·Runtime: 111m
·★ 7.0
Drama
Romance
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Universal Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Noel Francis
as Mrs. Eden (uncredited)
Marcia Mae Jones
as Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
Claudette Colbert
as Beatrice 'Bea' Pullman
Franklin Pangborn
as Mr. Carven (uncredited)
Lenita Lane
as Mrs. Dale (uncredited)
Ronald R. Rondell
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Henry Kolker
as Dr. Preston (uncredited)
Wyndham Standing
as Beatrice's Butler Jarvis
Clarence Wilson
as Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited)
Barry Norton
as Young Man Proposing Toast (uncredited)
Joyce Compton
as Young Woman at Party (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Fredi Washington
as Peola Johnson, Age 19
Claire McDowell
as Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)
Libby Taylor
as Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
Jean Fenwick
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Paul Porcasi
as Jackson's Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Harold Miller
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Larry Steers
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Henry Armetta
as The Painter
Rochelle Hudson
as Jessie Pullman, Age 18
Alan Hale
as Martin the Furniture Man
Edgar Norton
as Butler at Party (uncredited)
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
as Man at Funeral (uncredited)
Tyler Brooke
as Tipsy Man at Party (uncredited)
Gay Seabrook
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Alma Tell
as Mrs. Craven (uncredited)
Jane Withers
as Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
Jesse Graves
as Pallbearer (uncredited)
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
as Cook (uncredited)
Walter Walker
as Hugh (uncredited)
William Austin
as Englishman at Party (uncredited)
Louise Beavers
as Delilah Johnson
Warren William
as Stephen 'Steve' Archer
Marilyn Knowlden
as Jessie Pullman, Age 8 (uncredited)
Teru Shimada
as Customer in Pancake Shop (uncredited)
Juanita Quigley
as Baby Jessie Pullman, Age 3
Hattie McDaniel
as Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
David Newell
as Party Guest Saying Goodbye (uncredited)
Ned Sparks
as Elmer Smith
G.P. Huntley
as James (uncredited)
William B. Davidson
as Man Buying Cigar (uncredited)
