Images de la vie
Imitation of Life
Release: 1934-11-23
·Runtime: 111m
·★ 7.0
Drame
Romance
Depuis la mort de son mari, Bea Pullman élève seule sa petite fille Jessie. Delilah, une femme noire à la recherche d’un emploi, se présente par erreur à son domicile. Bea l’engage aussitôt comme domestique. Veuve elle aussi, Delilah est la mère de Peola, une petite fille à la peau très blanche. Les deux femmes ouvrent un modeste restaurant dont la spécialité, une recette de crêpes dont Delilah a le secret, les enrichit. Leur affaire prospère. Peola refuse d’être considérée comme noire : un jour où sa mère vient la chercher à l’école, se sentant humiliée devant les enfants de sa classe, tous blancs, elle s’enfuit en courant.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Universal Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Marilyn Knowlden
as Jessie Pullman, Age 8 (uncredited)
Edgar Norton
as Butler at Party (uncredited)
Jean Fenwick
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
as Man at Funeral (uncredited)
Jane Withers
as Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
William Austin
as Englishman at Party (uncredited)
Clarence Wilson
as Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited)
Henry Kolker
as Dr. Preston (uncredited)
Marcia Mae Jones
as Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
Lenita Lane
as Mrs. Dale (uncredited)
William B. Davidson
as Man Buying Cigar (uncredited)
Gay Seabrook
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Fredi Washington
as Peola Johnson, Age 19
Wyndham Standing
as Beatrice's Butler Jarvis
Harold Miller
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Walter Walker
as Hugh (uncredited)
Juanita Quigley
as Baby Jessie Pullman, Age 3
Alan Hale
as Martin the Furniture Man
Sayre Dearing
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Paul Porcasi
as Jackson's Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
Louise Beavers
as Delilah Johnson
G.P. Huntley
as James (uncredited)
Franklin Pangborn
as Mr. Carven (uncredited)
Claudette Colbert
as Beatrice 'Bea' Pullman
Henry Armetta
as The Painter
Joyce Compton
as Young Woman at Party (uncredited)
Jesse Graves
as Pallbearer (uncredited)
Teru Shimada
as Customer in Pancake Shop (uncredited)
Libby Taylor
as Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
Warren William
as Stephen 'Steve' Archer
Noel Francis
as Mrs. Eden (uncredited)
Tyler Brooke
as Tipsy Man at Party (uncredited)
Larry Steers
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
as Cook (uncredited)
Ned Sparks
as Elmer Smith
Alma Tell
as Mrs. Craven (uncredited)
Rochelle Hudson
as Jessie Pullman, Age 18
Claire McDowell
as Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)
Barry Norton
as Young Man Proposing Toast (uncredited)
Ronald R. Rondell
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Hattie McDaniel
as Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
David Newell
as Party Guest Saying Goodbye (uncredited)
