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Imitation of Life

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Calorie Rating: 176
Released: 1959-06-26
MPAA Rating: NR
Running Time: 125 Minutes
Studios: Universal Pictures,


In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black single mother, who becomes her maid.

Director / Directors

Frank Shaw
Assistant Director
Wilson Shyer
Assistant Director

Luanna Sherman
Script Supervisor


Cast

Lana Turner
Character: Lora Meredith
John Gavin
Character: Steve Archer
Juanita Moore
Character: Annie Johnson

Sandra Dee
Character: Susie (16)
Susan Kohner
Character: Sarah Jane (18)
Robert Alda
Character: Allen Loomis

Dan O'Herlihy
Character: David Edwards
Karin Dicker
Character: Sarah Jane (8)
Terry Burnham
Character: Susie (6)

John Vivyan
Character: Young man
Lee Goodman
Character: Photographer
Ann Robinson
Character: Showgirl

Troy Donahue
Character: Frankie
Sandra Gould
Character: Receptionist
David Tomack
Character: Mr. McKenney

Joel Fluellen
Character: Minister
Jack Weston
Character: Stage manager
Billy House
Character: Fat Man on Beach

Maida Severn
Character: Teacher
Than Wyenn
Character: Romano
Peg Shirley
Character: Fay

Mahalia Jackson
Character: Choir Soloist
Bess Flowers
Character: Geraldine Moore (uncredited)
Frank Baker
Character: Party Guest

Alex Ball
Character: Audience Member
George Barrows
Character: Furniture Mover
Chet Brandenburg
Character: Man at Coney Island

Teddy Buckner
Character: Marching Band Member
George Calliga
Character: Security
Steve Carruthers
Character: Actor at Audition

Richard Collier
Character: McKinney
Paul Cristo
Character: Show Spectator
Joe Darensbourg
Character: Marching Band Member

Robert Darin
Character: Waiter
Mike De Lay
Character: Marching Band Member
Elinor Donahue
Character: Lora's Friend

Adolf Eichmann
Character: Himself (Archive Footage)
Cicely Evans
Character: Louis Morton
Myrna Fahey
Character: Iris Dawn

George Ford
Character: Show Spectator (uncredited)
Tedd Hadfield
Character: Cop
Lynne Hunter
Character: Teacher

Nelson Leigh
Character: Doctor
Paul Levitt
Character: Waiter
John McNamara
Character: Doctor

Joseph Mell
Character: Watchman
Eddie Parker
Character: Cop at Funeral
Waclaw Rekwart
Character: Restaurant Patron

Cosmo Sardo
Character: Audience Member
Jeffrey Sayre
Character: Audience Member
Cap Somers
Character: Truck Driver

Ted Thorpe
Character: Dog Owner
Napoleon Whiting
Character: Kenneth, Lora's Butler


Production and Crew

Allan Scott
Screenplay
Ross Hunter
Producer

Russell Metty
Director of Photography
Frank Skinner
Original Music Composer

Larry Germain
Hairstylist
Earl Grant
Theme Song Performance

Joseph Gershenson
Music Supervisor
Jean Louis
Costume Designer
Alexander Golitzen
Art Direction

Julia Heron
Set Decoration
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration

Richard H. Riedel
Art Direction

Bill Thomas
Costume Designer
Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist

Eddie Pyle
Camera Operator

Rosamonde Lytele
Wardrobe Master
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer

Don Morgan
Unit Publicist
Rollie Lane
Still Photographer

Henry Mancini
Original Music Composer
Nick Marcellino
Makeup Artist
Lynn F. Reynolds
Makeup Artist

Ledge Haddow
Assistant Camera
Martha Bunch
Wardrobe Master
Rydo Loshak
Wardrobe Master

Norman Deming
Production Manager
LaVaughn Speer
Hairstylist

Pat Westmore
Hairstylist
Del Armstrong
Makeup Artist

Roy Vaughn
Assistant Camera
Clifford Stine
Visual Effects