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Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Imitation of Life (1934)














































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Widow Bea Pullman (Claudette Colbert) and her daughter, Jessie, take in a fair-skinned black girl and her mother, housekeeper Delilah Johnson (Louise Beavers). Struggling to make ends meet, Delilah shares her family pancake recipe with Bea, and the two decide to start a business on the Atlantic City boardwalk. Together, the women find great success and considerable fortune, but they also encounter family hardships and some deep-seated identity and racial problems.

Posted by SelfScience at 12:19 AM

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1 comments:

Anonymous said...

That clip speak volumes. Its Amazon how the ones that count in life, becomes a factor. They should show moor truth these days, like this clip. Great Video

March 14, 2020 at 12:55 AM  

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