Imitation of Life 1934
A widowed mother and her teenage daughter open their home to a Black housekeeper and her light‑skinned daughter. As the four women build a thriving beauty‑parlor enterprise, they confront tangled family loyalties, questions of identity, and the harsh realities of race and class in America.
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William B. Davidson
Man Buying Cigar (uncredited)
Hattie McDaniel
Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
William Austin
Englishman at Party (uncredited)
Walter Walker
Hugh (uncredited)
Jane Withers
Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
David Newell
Party Guest Saying Goodbye (uncredited)
Teru Shimada
Customer in Pancake Shop (uncredited)
Franklin Pangborn
Mr. Carven (uncredited)
Ned Sparks
Elmer Smith
Rochelle Hudson
Jessie Pullman, Age 18
Alan Hale
Martin the Furniture Man
Claudette Colbert
Beatrice 'Bea' Pullman
Joyce Compton
Young Woman at Party (uncredited)
Louise Beavers
Delilah Johnson
Juanita Quigley
Baby Jessie Pullman, Age 3
G.P. Huntley
James (uncredited)
Marilyn Knowlden
Jessie Pullman, Age 8 (uncredited)
Martin Turner
Man at Funeral (uncredited)
Barry Norton
Young Man Proposing Toast (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe
Party Guest (uncredited)
Warren William
Stephen 'Steve' Archer
Claire McDowell
Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Cook (uncredited)
Edgar Norton
Butler at Party (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Party Guest (uncredited)
Ethel Sykes
Party Guest (uncredited)
Henry Armetta
The Painter
Dick Gordon
Party Guest (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Man at Funeral (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Party Guest (uncredited)
Marcia Mae Jones
Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
Paul Porcasi
Jackson's Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
Clarence Wilson
Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited)
Ronald R. Rondell
Party Guest (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
Party Guest (uncredited)
Bruce Warren
Party Guest (uncredited)
Wyndham Standing
Beatrice's Butler Jarvis
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Man at Funeral (uncredited)
Daisy Bufford
Waitress (uncredited)
Jesse Graves
Pallbearer (uncredited)
Henry Kolker
Dr. Preston (uncredited)
Jean Fenwick
Minor Role (uncredited)
Noel Francis
Mrs. Eden (uncredited)
Alyce Ardell
French Maid (uncredited)
Bessie Lyle
Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
Gay Seabrook
Party Guest (uncredited)
Tiny Jones
Funeral Spectator (uncredited)
Tyler Brooke
Tipsy Man at Party (uncredited)
Libby Taylor
Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
Lenita Lane
Mrs. Dale (uncredited)
Monya Andre
Party Guest (uncredited)
Julius Molnar
Footman (uncredited)
Fredi Washington
Peola Johnson, Age 19
Alma Tell
Mrs. Craven (uncredited)
Dorothy Black
Peola Johnson, Age 10 (uncredited)
Edna Bowdoin
Secretary (uncredited)
Norma Drew
Teacher (uncredited)
Paullyn Garner
Mrs. Ramsey (uncredited)
Reverend Gregg
Minister (uncredited)
Sebie Hendricks
Peola Johnson, Age 4 (uncredited)
Stuart Johnston
Undertaker (uncredited)
Curry Lee
Chauffeur (uncredited)
Hayes Robinson
Man at Funeral (uncredited)
Hazel Washington
Maid (uncredited)
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