Story
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.
Where to watch in India
Imitation of Life is not on a streaming service in India that we know of.
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Cast
Claudette Colbert as Beatrice 'Bea' PullmanLouise Beavers as Delilah JohnsonWarren William as Stephen 'Steve' ArcherRochelle Hudson as Jessie Pullman, Age 18Ned Sparks as Elmer SmithFredi Washington as Peola Johnson, Age 19Juanita Quigley as Baby Jessie Pullman, Age 3Alan Hale as Martin the Furniture ManHenry Armetta as The PainterWyndham Standing as Beatrice's Butler Jarvis
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