Imitation of Life

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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  John M. Stahl
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  Scott R. Beal
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  Fred Frank

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  Claudette Colbert
  Beatrice 'Bea' Pullman
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  Louise Beavers
  Delilah Johnson
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  Warren William
  Stephen 'Steve' Archer
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  Rochelle Hudson
  Jessie Pullman, Age 18
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  Ned Sparks
  Elmer Smith
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  Fredi Washington
  Peola Johnson, Age 19
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  Juanita Quigley
  Baby Jessie Pullman, Age 3
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  Alan Hale
  Martin the Furniture Man
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  Henry Armetta
  The Painter
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  Wyndham Standing
  Beatrice's Butler Jarvis
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  Joyce Compton
  Young Woman at Party (uncredited)
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  Noel Francis
  Mrs. Eden (uncredited)
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  Jane Withers
  Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
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  Marcia Mae Jones
  Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
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  Henry Kolker
  Dr. Preston (uncredited)
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  Hattie McDaniel
  Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
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  William B. Davidson
  Man Buying Cigar (uncredited)
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  William Austin
  Englishman at Party (uncredited)
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  G.P. Huntley
  James (uncredited)
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  Tyler Brooke
  Tipsy Man at Party (uncredited)