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Imitiation of Life (1959)

Based on Fannie Hurst's novel.
Directed by Douglas Sirk.

Cast:
Mahalia Jackson, Lana Turner (Lora Meredith), Sandra Dee, John Gavin (Steve Archer), Susan Kohen.

Draws the audience into an underworld of backstairs and neon gutters with a backdrop story of an exploited black maid (played by a white actress) and her daughter trying to pass for white. 124 min.

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