Actress Lora takes housekeeper Annie into her home along with her light-skinned daughter. The maid helps Lora regain her stability and the actress in turn helps the young girl in her search to grow out of her mother’s shadow. Compelling Douglas Sirk drama which brought Lana Turner back to the big time after her scandalous affair with gangster Johnny Stompanato., This re-make of the 1934 classic, directed by Douglas Sirk, stars Lana Turner as a widowed but rising actress who engages Oscar-nominated Juanita Moore as her black housekeeper. Moore too has a daughter, who is light-skinned enough to pass for white and the films turns and tensions rest on the relationship each mother has with her growing child as they reach maturity and both find love but must also face up to the death of a loved one., Against a background of racial prejudice, two women’s stories are told in this moving drama., An emotional drama, Imitation of Life centers around two mother/daughter relationships. Lora (Lana Turner) is an actress whose daughter Suzie (Sandra Dee) feels neglected by her famous mother. Both fall in love with Steve (John Gavin) which naturally causes problems. The second relationship involves mother Annie (Juanita Moore) a black woman whose daughter Sarah Jane (Susan Kohner) passes as white. Sarah Jane wishes to remain in the social world of the white, while her mother calls it a sin for her offspring to pretend she is something she is not. Gospel singer Mahalia Jackson plays herself and performs “Trouble of the World” at the end of the film, a poignant reminder that underscores the theme of the movie., Melodrama about the relationships between two women and their daughters, one woman a successful actress with little time for her child, the other a black maid whose light-skinned daughter rejects her. Remake of the 1934 film starring Claudette Colbert and Louise Beavers., Version of the Fannie Hurst tear-jerker about the intertwined lives of two widowed mothers, one a white actress, the other her black maid, and the rebellious daughters they raise, the latter’s a light-skinned child who doesn’t want to be seen as black. A remake of the 1934 film of the same name. Juanita Moore as the housekeeper and Susan Kohner as her adult daughter were both nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “Imitation of Life ” ?
A: The main cast includes Lana Turner,Juanita Moore,John Gavin,Sandra Dee,Dan O’Herlihy,Troy Donahue,Jack Weston,Susan Kohner,Robert Alda,Mahalia Jackson,Karen Dicker,Terry Burnham,John Vivyan,Lee Goodman,Ann Robinson,Sandra Gould,David Tomack,Joel Fluellen,Billy House,Maida Severn,Than Wyenn,Peg Shirley,Cicely Evans,Bess Flowers,Paul Bradley,Napoleon Whiting,Myrna Fahey,Eddie Parker,George Barrows,Glenn E. Anderson,Alexander Golitzen,Clifford Stine,Eleanore Griffin,Bill Thomas,Miton Carruth,Henry Janssen,Joseph Gershenson,Allan Scott,Fannie Hurst,Milton Carruth,Leslie I. Carey,Jean Louis,Richard H. Riedel,Russell A. Gausman,Russell Metty.
Q: When Did the “Imitation of Life” Released?
A: The Movie “Imitation of Life” originally aired on 1959-04-30 and released in the year of 1959.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “Imitation of Life” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “Imitation of Life” ?
A: “Imitation of Life” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
