Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Imitation of Life (1934)
- Who's watched: M & G
- Mentions: None
- Commentary: This is my favorite version of this movie. For some reason, Lana Turner doesn't do it for me. That being said, being who I am, raised in the manner and era specific to me, I still find this movie and it's 1959 remake disturbing, to say the least. There are 25 years between the two movies and, yet, the basics of the story are the same. Surely such a movie could not be made now and considered legitimate ... could it? I hope not.
Of the two reviews in the link attached to the title, the first is about the movie. The second is a short article about the book and the story.
Update 11/17/2021: This post was originally published February 6, 2005. It was one of the accidental deletions that occurred, which is covered in this post.
Update 5/24/22: Yet another post republished on 4/09/09 that "disappeared" and I had to recapture.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Claudette Colbert Beatrice Pullman Rochelle Hudson Jessie Pullman Louise Beavers Delilah Johnson Fredi Washington Peola Johnson Ned Sparks Elmer Smith Warren William Stephen Archer Wyndham Standing Jarvis the Butler Alan Hale Martin
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 1934
Directed by John M. Stahl.
Labels: dramaC, louise-beavers, mother-daughter-dynamics1, pre-code, romance4
