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.

• William HurlbutScreenplay
• John M. StahlDirector

• Claudette ColbertBeatrice 'Bea' Pullman
• Louise BeaversDelilah Johnson
• Warren WilliamStephen 'Steve' Archer
• Rochelle HudsonJessie Pullman, Age 18
• Ned SparksElmer Smith
• Fredi WashingtonPeola Johnson, Age 19
• Juanita QuigleyBaby Jessie Pullman, Age 3
• Alan HaleMartin the Furniture Man
• Henry ArmettaThe Painter
• Wyndham StandingBeatrice's Butler Jarvis
• Joyce ComptonYoung Woman at Party (uncredited)
• Noel FrancisMrs. Eden (uncredited)