Imitation of Life

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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  Claudette Colbert

  Beatrice 'Bea' Pullman
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  Louise Beavers

  Delilah Johnson
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  Warren William

  Stephen 'Steve' Archer
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  Rochelle Hudson

  Jessie Pullman, Age 18
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  Ned Sparks

  Elmer Smith
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  Fredi Washington

  Peola Johnson, Age 19
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  Juanita Quigley

  Baby Jessie Pullman, Age 3
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  Alan Hale

  Martin the Furniture Man
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  Henry Armetta

  The Painter
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  Wyndham Standing

  Beatrice's Butler Jarvis