Imitation of Life

1934 "Claudette Colbert at her finest in Imitation of Life"

Imitation of Life

7.5 | 1h51m | en | Drama

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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7.5 | 1h51m | en | Drama , Romance

Synopsis

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.

Cast

Claudette Colbert , Warren William , Rochelle Hudson

Director

Charles D. Hall

Producted By

Universal Pictures ,

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Cast

Claudette Colbert

as Beatrice 'Bea' Pullman

[2003] Complicated Women [1987] The Two Mrs. Grenvilles [1987] The Two Mrs. Grenvilles [1956] Blithe Spirit [1955] Texas Lady [1951] Let's Make It Legal [1950] Three Came Home [1950] The Secret Fury [1948] Sleep, My Love

Warren William

as Stephen 'Steve' Archer

[1947] The Private Affairs of Bel Ami [1946] Fear [1945] Strange Illusion [1943] Passport to Suez [1942] Counter-Espionage [1941] The Wolf Man [1941] Secrets of the Lone Wolf [1941] The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance [1940] Arizona

Rochelle Hudson

as Jessie Pullman, Age 18

[1967] Gallery of Horror [1964] Strait-Jacket [1964] The Night Walker [1949] Sky Liner [1948] Devil's Cargo [1947] Bush Pilot [1942] Rubber Racketeers [1941] Meet Boston Blackie [1940] Convicted Woman