Imitation of Life (1934)

ALL 11/23/1934 (en) Drama, Romance 111 Min
  • Release
    11/23/1934
  • Production
    Universal Pictures
  • Rotten tomato
    70%
  • Original title
    Imitation of Life
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

THE DARING STORY OF MOTHER LOVE - On the Screen for the First Time!

Overview

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.

  1. John M. Stahl

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Carl Laemmle Jr.

    Producer



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Casts

  1. Claudette Colbert

    Beatrice 'Bea' Pullman

  2. Louise Beavers

    Delilah Johnson

  3. Warren William

    Stephen 'Steve' Archer

  4. Rochelle Hudson

    Jessie Pullman, Age 18

  5. Ned Sparks

    Elmer Smith

  6. Fredi Washington

    Peola Johnson, Age 19

  7. Juanita Quigley

    Baby Jessie Pullman, Age 3

  8. Alan Hale

    Martin the Furniture Man

  9. Henry Armetta

    The Painter

  10. Wyndham Standing

    Beatrice's Butler Jarvis

  11. Joyce Compton

    Young Woman at Party (uncredited)

  12. Noel Francis

    Mrs. Eden (uncredited)

  13. Jane Withers

    Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)

  14. Marcia Mae Jones

    Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)

  15. Henry Kolker

    Dr. Preston (uncredited)

  16. Hattie McDaniel

    Woman at Funeral (uncredited)

  17. William B. Davidson

    Man Buying Cigar (uncredited)

  18. William Austin

    Englishman at Party (uncredited)

  19. G.P. Huntley

    James (uncredited)

  20. Tyler Brooke

    Tipsy Man at Party (uncredited)

  21. Sayre Dearing

    Party Guest (uncredited)

  22. Claire McDowell

    Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)

  23. Jean Fenwick

    Minor Role (uncredited)

  24. Dick Gordon

    Party Guest (uncredited)

  25. Jesse Graves

    Pallbearer (uncredited)

  26. Harold Miller

    Party Guest (uncredited)

  27. David Newell

    Party Guest Saying Goodbye (uncredited)

  28. Dennis O'Keefe

    Party Guest (uncredited)

  29. Franklin Pangborn

    Mr. Carven (uncredited)

  30. Clarence Wilson

    Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited)

  31. Marilyn Knowlden

    Jessie Pullman, Age 8 (uncredited)

  32. Lenita Lane

    Mrs. Dale (uncredited)

  33. Paul Porcasi

    Jackson's Restaurant Manager (uncredited)

  34. Barry Norton

    Young Man Proposing Toast (uncredited)

  35. Edgar Norton

    Butler at Party (uncredited)

  36. Ronald R. Rondell

    Party Guest (uncredited)

  37. Gay Seabrook

    Party Guest (uncredited)

  38. Teru Shimada

    Customer in Pancake Shop (uncredited)

  39. Larry Steers

    Party Guest (uncredited)

  40. Libby Taylor

    Woman at Funeral (uncredited)

  41. Madame Sul-Te-Wan

    Cook (uncredited)

  42. Alma Tell

    Mrs. Craven (uncredited)

  43. Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

    Man at Funeral (uncredited)

  44. Walter Walker

    Hugh (uncredited)

  45. Dorothy Black

    Peola Johnson, Age 10 (uncredited)

  46. Alyce Ardell

    French Maid (uncredited)

  47. Monya Andre

    Party Guest (uncredited)

  48. Edna Bowdoin

    Secretary (uncredited)

  49. Daisy Bufford

    Waitress (uncredited)

  50. Norma Drew

    Teacher (uncredited)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 65 , Crews : 25

Keyword

Imitation of Life (1934) 111 Min

ALL 11/23/1934 (en)
Drama, Romance
  • Release 11/23/1934
  • Production
    Universal Pictures
  • Original title Imitation of Life
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

THE DARING STORY OF MOTHER LOVE - On the Screen for the First Time!

Overview

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.

  1. John M. Stahl

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Philip Cahn, Maurice Wright

    Editor

  4. Carl Laemmle Jr.

    Producer