Imitation of Life is a 1934 American melodrama film directed by John M. Stahl. The screenplay by William Hurlbut, based on the 1933 novel by Fannie Hurst, was augmented by eight additional uncredited
Theatrical release poster
Claudette Colbert in a publicity still of the film.
Louise Beavers and Colbert in a still of the film.
Claudette Colbert
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Claudette Colbert, also known as Lily Claudette Chauchoin, was a French-American stage and film actress. She began her career in earnest on Broadway during the late 1920s and progressed to films with
Imitation of Life (1934 film)
…the 1933 novel by Fannie Hurst, was augmented by eight additional uncredited writers, including Preston Sturges and Finley Peter Dunne. The film stars Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Rochelle Hudson, Ned Sparks, Fredi Washington and Louise Beavers. The film was originally released by Universal Pictures on November…
Colbert in 1944
During her high school days, 1920
Colbert in the Broadway production La Gringa, 1928
With Maurice Chevalier in The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)