
Imitation of Life
Fannie Hurst's best selling novel of today's tormented generation!
1959 en 125 minutes
Rating: 7.4
Plot
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.
Trailer
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

Troy Donahue
Frankie

Sandra Gould
Receptionist

David Tomack
Mr. McKenney

Joel Fluellen
Minister

Jack Weston
Stage manager

Billy House
Fat Man on Beach

Maida Severn
Teacher

Than Wyenn
Romano

Peg Shirley
Fay

Mahalia Jackson
Choir Soloist

Bess Flowers
Geraldine Moore (uncredited)

Frank Baker
Party Guest

Alex Ball
Audience Member

George Barrows
Furniture Mover

Chet Brandenburg
Man at Coney Island

Teddy Buckner
Marching Band Member

George Calliga
Security

Steve Carruthers
Actor at Audition

Richard Collier
McKinney

Paul Cristo
Show Spectator

Joe Darensbourg
Marching Band Member

Robert Darin
Waiter

Mike De Lay
Marching Band Member

Elinor Donahue
Lora's Friend

Adolf Eichmann
Himself (Archive Footage)

Cicely Evans
Louis Morton

Myrna Fahey
Iris Dawn

George Ford
Show Spectator (uncredited)

Tedd Hadfield
Cop

Lynne Hunter
Teacher

Nelson Leigh
Doctor

Paul Levitt
Waiter

John McNamara
Doctor

Joseph Mell
Watchman

Eddie Parker
Cop at Funeral

Waclaw Rekwart
Restaurant Patron

Cosmo Sardo
Audience Member

Jeffrey Sayre
Audience Member

Cap Somers
Truck Driver

Ted Thorpe
Dog Owner

Napoleon Whiting
Kenneth, Lora's Butler