Imitation of Life (1959)

Directed by:

Douglas Sirk

Written by:

	Eleanore Griffin
	Fannie Hurst	novel

Genre

Drama / Romance

Synopsis

In 1947 at Coney Island, down-on-her-luck actress Lora Meredith and her young daughter Susie meet coloured Annie Johnson and her daughter Sarah Jane...

Filmed in

USA

Runtime

125 min

Average Rating

(4.5 on 5)

Casting:

	Lana Turner	Lora Meredith
	John Gavin	Steve Archer
	Sandra Dee	Susie, age 16
	Robert Alda	Allen Loomis
	Susan Kohner	Sarah Jane, age 18
	Dan O'Herlihy	David Edwards
	Juanita Moore	Annie Johnson
	Karin Dicker	Sarah Jane, age 8
	Terry Burnham	Susie, age 6
	John Vivyan	Young man
	Lee Goodman	Photographer
	Ann Robinson	Showgirl
	Troy Donahue	Frankie
	Sandra Gould	Annette
	David Tomack	Mr McKenney
	Lana Turner	took no salary and worked for 50% of the film's profits, which earned her over $2 million (setting a record for an actress at the time)

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IMITATION OF LIFE
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