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Imitation of Life

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Calorie Rating: 156
Released: 1934-11-23
Running Time: 111 Minutes
Studios: Universal Pictures,

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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.

Director / Directors

John M. Stahl

Director

Scott R. Beal

Assistant Director

Fred Frank

Assistant Director

Cast

Claudette Colbert

Character: Beatrice 'Bea' Pullman

Warren William

Character: Stephen 'Steve' Archer

Rochelle Hudson

Character: Jessie Pullman, Age 18

Ned Sparks

Character: Elmer Smith

Louise Beavers

Character: Delilah Johnson

Fredi Washington

Character: Peola Johnson, Age 19

Juanita Quigley

Character: Baby Jessie Pullman, Age 3

Alan Hale

Character: Martin the Furniture Man

Henry Armetta

Character: The Painter

Wyndham Standing

Character: Beatrice's Butler Jarvis

Monya Andre

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Alyce Ardell

Character: French Maid (uncredited)

William Austin

Character: Englishman at Party (uncredited)

Dorothy Black

Character: Peola Johnson, Age 10 (uncredited)

Edna Bowdoin

Character: Secretary (uncredited)

Tyler Brooke

Character: Tipsy Man at Party (uncredited)

Daisy Bufford

Character: Waitress (uncredited)

Joyce Compton

Character: Young Woman at Party (uncredited)

William B. Davidson

Character: Man Buying Cigar (uncredited)

Sayre Dearing

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Norma Drew

Character: Teacher (uncredited)

Jean Fenwick

Character: Minor Role (uncredited)

Noel Francis

Character: Mrs. Eden (uncredited)

Paullyn Garner

Character: Mrs. Ramsey (uncredited)

Dick Gordon

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Jesse Graves

Character: Pallbearer (uncredited)

Reverend Gregg

Character: Minister (uncredited)

Sebie Hendricks

Character: Peola Johnson, Age 4 (uncredited)

G.P. Huntley

Character: James (uncredited)

Stuart Johnston

Character: Undertaker (uncredited)

Marcia Mae Jones

Character: Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)

Tiny Jones

Character: Funeral Spectator (uncredited)

Marilyn Knowlden

Character: Jessie Pullman, Age 8 (uncredited)

Henry Kolker

Character: Dr. Preston (uncredited)

Lenita Lane

Character: Mrs. Dale (uncredited)

Curry Lee

Character: Chauffeur (uncredited)

Bessie Lyle

Character: Woman at Funeral (uncredited)

Hattie McDaniel

Character: Woman at Funeral (uncredited)

Claire McDowell

Character: Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Julius Molnar

Character: Footman (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

Character: Man at Funeral (uncredited)

Edmund Mortimer

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

David Newell

Character: Party Guest Saying Goodbye (uncredited)

Barry Norton

Character: Young Man Proposing Toast (uncredited)

Edgar Norton

Character: Butler at Party (uncredited)

Dennis O'Keefe

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Franklin Pangborn

Character: Mr. Carven (uncredited)

Paul Porcasi

Character: Jackson's Restaurant Manager (uncredited)

Hayes Robinson

Character: Man at Funeral (uncredited)

Ronald R. Rondell

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Gay Seabrook

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Teru Shimada

Character: Customer in Pancake Shop (uncredited)

Larry Steers

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Madame Sul-Te-Wan

Character: Cook (uncredited)

Ethel Sykes

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Libby Taylor

Character: Woman at Funeral (uncredited)

Alma Tell

Character: Mrs. Craven (uncredited)

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Character: Man at Funeral (uncredited)

Martin Turner

Character: Man at Funeral (uncredited)

Walter Walker

Character: Hugh (uncredited)

Bruce Warren

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Hazel Washington

Character: Maid (uncredited)

Clarence Wilson

Character: Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited)

Jane Withers

Character: Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)

Production and Crew

Fannie Hurst

Novel

William Hurlbut

Screenplay

Maurice Wright

Editor

Gilbert Kurland

Sound

Philip Cahn

Editor

Merritt B. Gerstad

Director of Photography

Travis Banton

Costume Design

Henry Henigson

Associate Producer

Jane Roman

Hairstylist

Jack Bolger

Boom Operator

Dorothy Ponedel

Makeup Artist

Charles D. Hall

Art Direction

John P. Fulton

Special Effects

Jack Pierce

Makeup Artist

Joe Lapis

Sound mixer

Carl Laemmle Jr.

Producer

Heinz Roemheld

Music

William Ely

Makeup Artist

Theodore Soderberg

Sound Director

M.F. Murphy

Production Manager

George Schuman

Grip

Mary West

Child Wrangler