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Imitation of Life is a 1934 American drama film directed by John M. Stahl. The screenplay by William Hurlbut, based on Fannie Hurst's 1933 novel of the same name, was augmented by eight additional uncredited writers, including Preston Sturges and Finley Peter Dunne.
Imitation of Life: Directed by John M. Stahl. With Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Rochelle Hudson, Ned Sparks. 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.
The lives of a widow and her housekeeper are united first in mutual need, then success and ultimately, in heartache in this Academy Award-nominated Best Picture. Claudette Colbert and Louise ...
Jan 10, 2023 · Directed by John M. Stahl for Universal Pictures, and based on Fannie Hurst’s best-selling 1933 prefeminist rags-to-riches novel of the same name, the film raises issues of gender roles, labor, race, identity, and the American dream in a melodramatic framework that might have otherwise been regarded as that of a mere “ladies’ picture.”
Imitation of Life (1934) - Turner Classic Movies. 1h 46m. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Awards. Articles & Reviews. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A widow and her housekeeper go into business together but almost lose their daughters. Cast & Crew. Read More. John M. Stahl. Director. Claudette Colbert. Beatrice Pullman.
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 ...
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. Bea Pullman and her daughter Jessie have had a hard time making ends meet since Bea's husband died.
