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Imitation of Life

(1959)

April 9, 1959• 2h 5m
75%
TMDB Score

Overview

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.

Douglas Sirk

Director

Top Billed Cast

LT

Lana Turner

Lora Meredith

JG

John Gavin

Steve Archer

JM

Juanita Moore

Annie Johnson

SD

Sandra Dee

Susie (16)

SK

Susan Kohner

Sarah Jane (18)

RA

Robert Alda

Allen Loomis

DO

Dan O'Herlihy

David Edwards

KD

Karin Dicker

Sarah Jane (8)

TB

Terry Burnham

Susie (6)

JV

John Vivyan

Young man

Official Trailer

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