Imitation of Life (1934) USA
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Director:Douglas Sirk, John M. Stahl
Studio:Universal Studios
Producer:Jr. Carl Laemmle, Ross Hunter
Writer:Allan Scott, Eleanore Griffin, William Hurlbut
Rated:NR
Date Added:2013-07-09
UPC:9780783287065
Price:$19.98
Awards:Nominated for 3 Oscars, Another 1 win
Genre:English films
Release:2004-02-10
IMDb:0025301
Duration:236
Picture Format:Anamorphic Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
Sound:Dolby
Languages:English
Subtitles:English, Spanish, French
LAC code:300011080
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:original
Douglas Sirk, John M. Stahl  ...  (Director)
Allan Scott, Eleanore Griffin, William Hurlbut  ...  (Writer)
 
Alan Hale  ...  Martin, the Furniture Man
Baby Jane  ...  
Claudette Colbert  ...  Beatrice 'Bea' Pullman
Dan O'Herlihy  ...  
Henry Armetta  ...  The Painter
Warren William  ...  Stephen 'Steve' Archer
Rochelle Hudson  ...  Jessie Pullman, Age 18
Ned Sparks  ...  Elmer Smith
Louise Beavers  ...  Delilah Johnson
Fredi Washington  ...  Peola Johnson, Age 19
Juanita Quigley  ...  Baby Jessie Pullman, Age 3
Wyndham Standing  ...  Jarvis, Beatrice's Butler
Lana Turner  ...  
Sebie Hendricks  ...  Peola Johnson, Age 4 (uncredited)
Alma Tell  ...  Mrs. Craven (uncredited)
John Gavin  ...  
Henry Henigson  ...  associate producer
Heinz Roemheld  ...  Music
Merritt B. Gerstad  ...  Director of Photography
Philip Cahn  ...  Editor
Maurice Wright  ...  Editor
Charles D. Hall  ...  Art Direction
Travis Banton  ...  Costume Design
William Ely  ...  Makeup Artist
Jack P. Pierce  ...  Makeup Artist
Dorothy Ponedel  ...  Makeup Artist
Jane Roman  ...  Hairstylist
M.F. Murphy  ...  Production Manager
Scott R. Beal  ...  Assistant Director
Fred Frank  ...  Assistant Director
John P. Fulton  ...  Special Effects
Theodore Soderberg  ...  Sound Director
Jack Bolger  ...  Boom Operator
Gilbert Kurland  ...  sound
Joe Lapis  ...  Sound mixer
Summary: Imitation of Life (1934)
In this Academy Award-nominated Best Picture, Claudette Colbert and Louise Beavers are superb as two women with young daughters who build a fortune together. But success doesn't save them from sorrow with the passing years.
Delilah's light-skinned teenager rejects her mother and her race, while Bea must choose between the man she loves and the daughter who loves him, too. Now all of them will pay the price of love in this spellbinding classic.
Imitation of Life (1959)
Lana Turner heads the outstanding cast with Juanita Moore in the second screen version of this emotionally-charged story about two widows and their troubled daughters.
Lora's search for success causes her to neglect her daughter, while Annie's daughter rejects her culture by trying to pass for white. As the years pass, each of the four women realizes that she has been living out an emotionally fruitless existence.