Imitation of Life ('34)

Widow Bea Pullman and her daughter, Jessie, take in a fair-skinned black girl and her mother, housekeeper Delilah Johnson. 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.

Rating

NA

Release Year

1934

Duration

01:51

Genres

Drama

Director

John M. Stahl

Cast

Claudette Colbert, Louise Beavers, Ned Sparks