Imitation of Life
DirectorDouglas Sirk
“Fannie Hurst's best selling novel of today's tormented generation!”
In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black single mother, who becomes her maid.
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Imitation of Life Official Trailer #1 - Lana Turner Movie (1959) HD
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