Imitation of Life

1959·125'

Douglas Sirk

DramaRomance

English

Letterboxd TMDB #34148

In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black single mother, who becomes her maid.

Cast

Lana Turner Lora Meredith John Gavin Steve Archer Juanita Moore Annie Johnson Sandra Dee Susie (16) Susan Kohner Sarah Jane (18) Robert Alda Allen Loomis Dan O'Herlihy David Edwards

Karin Dicker Sarah Jane (8) Terry Burnham Susie (6)

John Vivyan Young man

Lee Goodman Photographer Ann Robinson Showgirl

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