Imitation of Life (1959)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.531 |
Directed By
Douglas Sirk
Crew
Eleanore Griffin
Russell Metty
Ross Hunter
Douglas Sirk
Allan Scott
Clifford Stine
Frank Skinner
Milton Carruth
Fannie Hurst
Jean Louis
Alexander Golitzen
Richard H. Riedel
Russell A. Gausman
Julia Heron
Leslie I. Carey
Joe Lapis
Bill Thomas
Bud Westmore
Larry Germain
Frank Shaw
Sammy Fain
Paul Francis Webster
Earl Grant
Joseph Gershenson
Eddie Pyle
Max Nippell
Henry Mancini
Del Armstrong
Nick Marcellino
Lynn F. Reynolds
LaVaughn Speer
Pat Westmore
Norman Deming
Wilson Shyer
Robert Laszlo
Charles Cowie
Ledge Haddow
Rollie Lane
Roy Vaughn
Martha Bunch
Rydo Loshak
Rosamonde Lytele
Ethmer Roten
Wayne Fitzgerald
Don Morgan
Luanna Sherman
Henry Janssen
Glenn E. Anderson
TOP 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
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