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Imitation of Life(1959)
Status: Released
Date: 1959-06-26
75%
300 Votes
Time: 2h 5m
Fannie Hurst's best selling novel of today's tormented generation!
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Imitation of Life
Top 10 Billed 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
Terry Burnham
Susie (6)
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