Imitation of Life1934
THE DARING STORY OF MOTHER LOVE - On the Screen for the First Time!
Director
Screenplay
William Hurlbut
Actors
Claudette Colbert, Louise Beavers, Warren William, Rochelle Hudson, Ned Sparks, Fredi Washington, Alan Hale, Henry Armetta, Noel Francis, Jane Withers, Henry Kolker, Hattie McDaniel, William B. Davidson, William Austin, Franklin Pangborn, Barry Norton, Edgar Norton, Teru Shimada, Julius Molnar
Music
Versions
Theatrical – 111 Minutes
Genres
About the film
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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