

Imitation of Life
1959 · Movie · 2h 5m · NR
DramaRomance
"Fannie Hurst's best selling novel of today's tormented generation!"
Overview
In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black single mother, who becomes her maid.
Ratings
IMDb
7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes
82%
Metacritic
87/100
Key crew
- Eleanore GriffinScreenplay
- Douglas SirkDirector
- Allan ScottScreenplay
- Frank SkinnerOriginal Music Composer
- Henry ManciniOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Lana TurnerLora Meredith
- John GavinSteve Archer
- Juanita MooreAnnie Johnson
- Sandra DeeSusie (16)
- Susan KohnerSarah Jane (18)
- Robert AldaAllen Loomis
- Dan O'HerlihyDavid Edwards
- Karin DickerSarah Jane (8)
- Terry BurnhamSusie (6)
- John VivyanYoung man
- Lee GoodmanPhotographer
- Ann RobinsonShowgirl
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Themes
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