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"Imitation of Life" quotes

Imitation of Life poster
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.

Director: John M. Stahl
Writer: Fannie Hurst, William Hurlbut, Preston Sturges
Production: N/A
Genre: drama, romance
Year: 1934
MetaScore: 72/100
ImdbRating: 7.5
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 26 Nov 1934
Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. 1 win & 3 nominations total

14 video clips

Delilah JohnsonPeola Johnson, Age 19Beatrice 'bea' PullmanJessie Pullman, Age 18Baby Jessie Pullman, Age 3Elmer SmithJessie At 8Peola At 10Funeral Spectator
What's my baby want - Imitation of Life 00:21 What's my baby want I want my quack quack - Imitation of Life 00:12 I want my quack quack You got to learn to take it - Imitation of Life 00:07 You got to learn to take it Don't you want your own house - Imitation of Life 00:15 Don't you want your own house What's the good of algebra and all that stuff to a girl - Imitation of Life 00:09 What's the good of algebra and all that stuff to a girl Peola won't you be a good child like you can be - Imitation of Life 01:13 Peola won't you be a good child like you can be She worked for me - Imitation of Life 00:16 She worked for me Let's do it over again All right - Imitation of Life 00:43 Let's do it over again All right You apologize to Peola this minute - Imitation of Life 00:47 You apologize to Peola this minute I've got Jessie - Imitation of Life 00:38 I've got Jessie Doesn't she look like an angel - Imitation of Life 00:22 Doesn't she look like an angel You'd make a great undertaker - Imitation of Life 00:05 You'd make a great undertaker You're hopeless - Imitation of Life 00:05 You're hopeless Once a pancake always a pancake - Imitation of Life 00:13 Once a pancake always a pancake

Cast

Beatrice Pullman - Claudette Colbert
Stephen Archer - Warren William
Jessie Pullman - Rochelle Hudson
Elmer Smith - Ned Sparks
Delilah Johnson - Louise Beavers
All Cast