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Imitation of Life

7.0 111 mins Drama   Romance   1934
Universal Pictures  
Director(s): John M. Stahl

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.

Casts of Imitation of Life

Claudette Colbert

as Beatrice 'Bea' Pullman

Louise Beavers

as Delilah Johnson

Warren William

as Stephen 'Steve' Archer

Rochelle Hudson

as Jessie Pullman, Age 18

Ned Sparks

as Elmer Smith

Fredi Washington

as Peola Johnson, Age 19

Juanita Quigley

as Baby Jessie Pullman, Age 3

Alan Hale

as Martin the Furniture Man

Henry Armetta

as The Painter

Wyndham Standing

as Beatrice's Butler Jarvis

Joyce Compton

as Young Woman at Party (uncredited)

Noel Francis

as Mrs. Eden (uncredited)

Jane Withers

as Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)

Marcia Mae Jones

as Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)

Henry Kolker

as Dr. Preston (uncredited)

Hattie McDaniel

as Woman at Funeral (uncredited)

William B. Davidson

as Man Buying Cigar (uncredited)

William Austin

as Englishman at Party (uncredited)

G.P. Huntley

as James (uncredited)

Tyler Brooke

as Tipsy Man at Party (uncredited)

Sayre Dearing

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Claire McDowell

as Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)

Jean Fenwick

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Dick Gordon

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Jesse Graves

as Pallbearer (uncredited)

Harold Miller

as Party Guest (uncredited)

David Newell

as Party Guest Saying Goodbye (uncredited)

Dennis O'Keefe

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Franklin Pangborn

as Mr. Carven (uncredited)

Clarence Wilson

as Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited)

Marilyn Knowlden

as Jessie Pullman, Age 8 (uncredited)

Lenita Lane

as Mrs. Dale (uncredited)

Paul Porcasi

as Jackson's Restaurant Manager (uncredited)

Barry Norton

as Young Man Proposing Toast (uncredited)

Edgar Norton

as Butler at Party (uncredited)

Ronald R. Rondell

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Gay Seabrook

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Teru Shimada

as Customer in Pancake Shop (uncredited)

Larry Steers

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Libby Taylor

as Woman at Funeral (uncredited)

Madame Sul-Te-Wan

as Cook (uncredited)

Alma Tell

as Mrs. Craven (uncredited)

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

as Man at Funeral (uncredited)

Walter Walker

as Hugh (uncredited)

Dorothy Black

as Peola Johnson, Age 10 (uncredited)

Alyce Ardell

as French Maid (uncredited)

Monya Andre

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Edna Bowdoin

as Secretary (uncredited)

Daisy Bufford

as Waitress (uncredited)

Norma Drew

as Teacher (uncredited)

Paullyn Garner

as Mrs. Ramsey (uncredited)

Reverend Gregg

as Minister (uncredited)

Sebie Hendricks

as Peola Johnson, Age 4 (uncredited)

Stuart Johnston

as Undertaker (uncredited)

Tiny Jones

as Funeral Spectator (uncredited)

Curry Lee

as Chauffeur (uncredited)

Bessie Lyle

as Woman at Funeral (uncredited)

Julius Molnar

as Footman (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

as Man at Funeral (uncredited)

Edmund Mortimer

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Hayes Robinson

as Man at Funeral (uncredited)

Ethel Sykes

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Martin Turner

as Man at Funeral (uncredited)

Bruce Warren

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Hazel Washington

as Maid (uncredited)

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