Movie 1:
Imitation of Life (1934)
Based on Fannie Hurst's novel.
Directed by John M. Stahl.
Cast:
Louise Beavers (Aunt Delilah), Fredi Washington ( ), Claudette Colbert (Beatrice "Bea" Pullman), Warren William (Stephen Archer), Ned Sparks (Elmer Smith).
The story of two widows and their troubled daughters. In the search for success as an actress, Lora neglects her daughter. Lora's black housekeeper's daughter repudiates her mother by trying to pass for white. As the years pass, each of the four women realizes that she has been living out an emotionally fruitless existence. 106 min.
Movie 2:
Imitation of Life (1959)
Based on Fannie Hurst's novel.
Directed by Douglas Sirk.
Cast:
Lana Turner (Lora Meredith), John Gavin (Steve Archer).
Draws the audience into the underbelly of starlet dreams clashing with backstair seaminess and neon gutters pitted in the heart-wrenching backdrop story of an exploited black maid (played by a white actress) and her misguided daughter who is trying to pass for white. 124 min.
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