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