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Imitation of Life: Full Cast & Crew 1934 Drama
Widow Bea Pullman (Claudette Colbert) and her daughter, Jessie, take in a fair-skinned black girl and her mother, housekeeper Delilah Johnson (Louise Beavers). 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. Released: Nov 26, 1934 See Movie Details

Cast & Crew

All Cast Crew
John M. Stahl Director, Producer Claudette Colbert Beatrice "Bea" Pullman Actor Warren William Stephen "Steve" Archer Actor Louise Beavers Delilah Johnson Actor Rochelle Hudson Jessie Pullman Actor Ned Sparks Elmer Smith Actor Alan Hale Martin Actor Henry Armetta The Painter Actor Wyndham Standing Jarvis Actor Fredi Washington Peola Johnson Actor Fannie Hurst Writer Finley Peter Dunne Writer Victor Heerman Writer William Hurlbut Screenwriter Carl Laemmle Jr. Producer Henry Henigson Associate Producer Merritt B. Gerstad Cinematographer Maurice Wright Film Editing Philip Cahn Film Editing Heinz Roemheld Original Music Charles D. Hall Art Director