Imitation of Life (1934) Claudette Colbert, Louise Beavers (TVRip)

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Imitation of Life (1934)





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Directed by

John M. Stahl



Bea Pullman and her daughter Jessie have had a hard time making ends meet since Bea's husband died. Help comes in the form of Delilah Johnson...





Writing credits

Fannie Hurst (novel)

William Hurlbut (screenplay)

Finley Peter Dunne (additional dialogue) uncredited and

Victor Heerman (additional dialogue) uncredited

Finley Peter Dunne contributing writer (uncredited) and

Walter Ferris contributing writer (uncredited) and

Bianca Gilchirst contributing writer (uncredited) and

Victor Heerman contributing writer (uncredited) and

Sarah Y. Mason contributor to treatment (uncredited) and

Samuel Ornitz contributing writer (uncredited) and

Arthur Richman contributing writer (uncredited) and

Preston Sturges contributing writer (uncredited)





Cast

Claudette Colbert ... Beatrice 'Bea' Pullman

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 (as Baby Jane)

Alan Hale ... Martin, the Furniture Man

Henry Armetta ... The Painter

Wyndham Standing ... Jarvis, Beatrice's Butler

Monya Andre ... Party Guest (uncredited)

Alyce Ardell ... French Maid (uncredited)

William Austin ... Englishman at Party (uncredited)

Dorothy Black ... Peola Johnson, Age 35 (uncredited)

Edna Bowdoin ... Black Secretary (uncredited)

Tyler Brooke ... Tipsy Man at Party (uncredited)

Daisy Bufford ... Black Waitress (uncredited)

Joyce Compton ... Young Woman at Party (uncredited)

William B. Davidson ... Man Buying Cigar (uncredited)

Norma Drew ... Teacher (uncredited)

Jean Fenwick ... Bit Role (uncredited)

Noel Francis ... Mrs. Eden (uncredited)

Paullyn Garner ... Mrs. Ramsey (uncredited)

Reverend Gregg ... Black Minister (uncredited)

Sebie Hendricks ... Peola Johnson, Age 4 (uncredited)

G.P. Huntley ... James (uncredited)

Stuart Johnston ... Black Undertaker (uncredited)

Marcia Mae Jones ... Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)

Marilyn Knowlden ... Jessie Pullman, Age 8 (uncredited)

Henry Kolker ... Dr. Preston (uncredited)

Lenita Lane ... Mrs. Dale (uncredited)

Curry Lee ... Black Chauffeur (uncredited)

Bessie Lyle ... Woman at Funeral (uncredited)

Claire McDowell ... Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)

Julius Molnar ... Footman (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse ... Man at Funeral (uncredited)

Edmund Mortimer ... Dance Extra at Party (uncredited)

David Newell ... Party Guest Saying Goodbye (uncredited)

Barry Norton ... Young Man Proposing Toast (uncredited)

Edgar Norton ... Butler at Party (uncredited)

Dennis O'Keefe ... Dance Extra (uncredited)

Franklin Pangborn ... Mr. Carven (uncredited)

Paul Porcasi ... Jackson's Restaurant Manager (uncredited)

Hayes Robinson ... Man at Funeral (uncredited)

Gay Seabrook ... Party Guest (uncredited)

Teru Shimada ... Japanese Customer in Pancake Shop (uncredited)

Larry Steers ... Party Guest (uncredited)

Madame Sul-Te-Wan ... Black Cook (uncredited)

Ethel Sykes ... Party Guest (uncredited)

Libby Taylor ... Woman at Funeral (uncredited)

Alma Tell ... Mrs. Craven (uncredited)

Martin Turner ... Man at Funeral (uncredited)

Walter Walker ... Hugh (uncredited)

Bruce Warren ... Party guest (uncredited)

Hazel Washington ... Black Maid (uncredited)

Clarence Wilson ... Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited)

Jane Withers ... Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)





Produced by

Carl Laemmle Jr. .... producer

Henry Henigson .... associate producer (uncredited)



Original Music by

Heinz Roemheld (uncredited)



Cinematography by

Merritt B. Gerstad (as Merritt Gerstad)



Film Editing by

Philip Cahn

Maurice Wright



Art Direction by

Charles D. Hall



Makeup Department

William Ely .... makeup artist (uncredited)

Jack P. Pierce .... makeup artist (uncredited)

Jane Roman .... hair stylist (uncredited)



Production Management

M.F. Murphy .... production manager (uncredited)



Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Scott R. Beal .... assistant director (uncredited)

Fred Frank .... assistant director (uncredited)



Art Department

Ernie Smith .... props (uncredited)



Sound Department

Jack Bolger .... boom operator (uncredited)

Gilbert Kurland .... sound supervisor (uncredited)

Joe Lapis .... sound mixer (uncredited)



Special Effects by

John P. Fulton .... special effects



Camera and Electrical Department

Fred Buckley .... grip (uncredited)

Paul Hill .... assistant camera (uncredited)

Alan Jones .... second camera operator (uncredited)

Warren Monroe .... gaffer (uncredited)

Murray Rock .... best boy (uncredited)

George Schuman .... grip (uncredited)

Jerry Vernon .... grip (uncredited)



Editorial Department

Maurice Pivar .... supervising editor (uncredited)



Music Department

Heinz Roemheld .... musical director



Other crew

Carl Laemmle .... presenter

Emily Bolman .... stand-in: Rochelle Hudson (uncredited)

Barbara Boone .... stand-in: Juanita Quigley (uncredited)

Bernice Boone .... secretary (uncredited)

Archie Hall .... technical director (uncredited)

Alameda Johnson .... stand-in: Sebie Hendricks (uncredited)

Alma Johnson .... stand-in: Sebie Hendricks (uncredited)

Etta McDaniel .... stand-in: Louise Beavers (uncredited)

Cora Palmatier .... script clerk (uncredited)

Mary West .... children's welfare worker (uncredited)





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TRIVIA



Fredi Washington (Peola, Aged 19) was a light-skinned African-American. After playing this role, she was criticized by some in the black community who labored under the misconception that the actress herself practiced self-hatred and would rather 'pass' herself off as white. Ms. Washington was, in fact, an avid civil rights activist.





Although cast as the daughter of Louise Beavers (Delilah), 'Fredi Washington' (Peola, age 19) was in reality less than two years younger than her onscreen mother. She was, however, considerably slimmer than the matronly Beavers, which enabled the pair to "pass" as mother and daughter.





USER COMMENTS



39 out of 42 people found the following comment useful :-

A Film Ahead Of Its Time - For All Time, 13 January 2002



Author: RO from Forest Ranch, CA





A black mother worries that her light skinned daughter will have only an IMITATION OF LIFE if she continually tries to pass for white.



Let it be stated unequivocally that this is one of the most remarkable films of the 1930's - unique in that it deals squarely with aspects of the racial question decades before it became common to do so. After becoming accustomed to the casual racism of most Hollywood movies of the era, this honesty is quite astonishing.



As the black mother, Louise Beavers is heartbreaking in the simple power of her performance. Joyously serving up love & pancakes, or devastated by her daughter's rejection of their race, Miss Beavers makes her audience feel her every emotion. This was the finest role of her film career, and she makes the most of it. However, the movie over, the studio system returned her to mammy parts. This is a tremendous blot on Hollywood's record.



Beautiful Claudette Colbert is scintillating, as always. Playing a tenderhearted maple syrup saleslady who first employs Miss Beavers, and later befriends her, Miss Colbert adds a distinct touch of class to the film. But she is also sympathetic to the concerns of the story and helps to quietly push along the plea for racial equality.



Elegant actor Warren William, he of the sophisticated profile, brings his considerable talents to the role of Miss Colbert's ichthyologist boyfriend. Refreshingly, he plays a solid, decent fellow - instead of the rake or cad which he portrayed so often & so well. His involvement is a definite asset to the film.



The rest of the cast adds to the overall excellence of the production: acerbic Ned Sparks as Miss Colbert's business manager; lovely Rochelle Hudson as her ready-for-love daughter; Henry Armentta & Alan Hale as businessmen cajoled by Miss Colbert's charms; and especially Fredi Washington, memorable as Miss Beavers' daughter, a stranger inside her own skin.



Movie mavens will spot Clarence Wilson as the pancake shop's landlord, Franklin Pangborn as a party guest & Paul Porcasi as a restaurant manager, all uncredited.



IMITATION OF LIFE preached a powerful sermon on racial justice & equality, but the Hollywood congregation was not paying attention. It would be a very long time before black performers & black roles would be treated with the dignity they so desperately deserved.





20 out of 24 people found the following comment useful :-

Mothers Courageous, 22 November 2001

Author: l from Kissimmee, Florida





"Imitation of Life" (The New Universal, 1934), directed by John M. Stahl, is the first and best screen adaptation to Fannie Hurst's celebrated novel, yet underrated and seldom revived. It's a well written and developed character study about two mothers, one white, the other black, who bond a lasting friendship throughout the years while their daughters, both friends, try to face the facts of life, with one in particular, having problems with her imitation of life.



The story begins with Beatrice Pullman (Claudette Colbert), a recently widowed mother, giving her tottler, Jessie (played by Baby Jane, who became better known later Juanita Quigley), a bath while the child is asking for her "quack quack," a toy duck. After dressing her up, Bea comes downstairs to answer the call of the doorbell where Delilah Johnson (Louise Beavers), a black woman, comes to inquire about the location of a street where she hopes for possible employment. After being told that she is on the wrong side of town, Delilah, seeing that Bea has enough work on her own with her own little girl, asks if she could work as her housekeeper. Finding that little Jessie and Delilah's light-skinned daughter, Peola (Sabie Hendricks) would be good companions for one another, Bea decides to take Delilah's offer. Later, Bea purchases a store on the boardwalk where she decides to open up an diner where she specializes in pancakes with the use Delilah's secret pancake recipe. While the mothers struggle to success, eventually moving into a comfortable household, their daughters become eduated in private schools and mature to young women. With success comes problems: Bea meets and falls in love with Steven Archer (Warren William), but their relationship is complicated when Bea's 18-year-old daughter (Rochelle Hudson) falls in love with him also; and Delilah's grown-up daughter, Peola (Fredi Washington), becomes resentful of the world of segregation, denying both her heritage and mother while trying to pass as a white girl, thus, breaking her mother's heart.



Overly sentimental drama about mother love to be sure, but this version of "Imitation of Life" succeeds in many ways. Besides Claudette Colbert's sincere performance, and a wonderful underscoring by Heinz Roemheld, there is Louise Beavers, being given a rare opportunity to carry on the entire story in a major motion picture. Sadly the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress hadn't come into effect yet, otherwise Beavers, would have gotten that honor for at least a nomination. A presentation of such a movie, in 1934, was for its time quite a risk, but fortunately it didn't go unnoticed. "Imitation of Life" did get the honor of a Best Picture nomination, losing to Colbert's other 1934 release, "It Happened One Night," a comedy.



Universal remade "Imitation of Life" in 1959 starring Lana Turner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee, Juanita Moore and Susan Kohner in the Colbert, William, Hudson, Beavers and Washington roles. Aside from it being a glamorized version produced in lavish Technicolor with the story brought up to date, it became one of the highest grossing movie of that year and today ranks one of the most revived tear-jerking dramas on television. There were alterations made, of course, such as changing central character of Bea Pullman, a Jewish woman, to whatever she wants to be in the name of Lora Meredith; the exclusion of the "pancake queen" business woman to the rise of a Broadway actress; and transforming the central character's black business partner into the actress's housekeeper and companion. But the subordinate story and sentiment remains the same, especially the climax. The only problem with the remake that makes the original appear more honest is the use of Susan Kohner, a white actress who gave a

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