Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Metacritic72/100
88 audience votes
Key crew
- William HurlbutScreenplay
- John M. StahlDirector
Cast
- 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)
Stills
Themes
black and whitehousekeeperpancakespre-codepassing for white