Imitation of Life (1934)

1h 50m | Drama

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Director: John Stahl

Cast: Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Louise Beavers, Rochelle Hudson, Ned Sparks, Alan Hale, Henry Armetta, Wyndham Standing

Widow Bea Pullman (Claudette Colbert) and her daughter, Jessie, take in a fair-skinned black girl and her mother, housekeeper Delilah Johnson (Louise Beavers). Struggling to make ends meet, Delilah shares her family pancake recipe with Bea, and the two decide to start a business on the Atlantic City boardwalk. Together, the women find great success and considerable fortune, but they also encounter family hardships and some deep-seated identity and racial problems.

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