Imitation of Life (1959)

Fannie Hurst's best selling novel of today's tormented generation!

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.

Directed by: Douglas Sirk

Written by: Eleanore Griffin, Allan Scott, Fannie Hurst

Music by: Frank Skinner, Henry Mancini

Starring: Lana Turner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee, Susan Kohner, Robert Alda, Dan O'Herlihy, Juanita Moore, Karin Dicker, Terry Burnham, John Vivyan

Genre: Drama, Romance

Released: 1959-04-09

Runtime: 125 minutes

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