Imitation of Life
Nov 23, 1934 | IMDB 7
111 min Watch NowDrama, Romance
A struggling widow and her daughter take in a black housekeeper and her fair-skinned daughter. The two women start a successful business but face familial, identity, and racial issues along the way.
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