Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life

1959 | 2h 8m | Drama, Classic | TV-PG

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Brief Synopsis

Lora Meredith, a successful Broadway actress, employs Annie Johnson, a Black housekeeper whose daughter is attempting to pass as white, much to her mother's dismay.

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Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

Douglas Sirk

CAST

Lana Turner

Sandra Dee

John Gavin

Juanita Moore

Susan Kohner

PRODUCERS

Ross Hunter

WRITERS

Eleanore Griffin

Allan Scott

Fannie Hurst

Host Intros

01:46
Alicia Malone Intro -- Imitation Of Life (1959)
Intro Aired: Oct 2019
TCM's Alicia Malone introduces Imitation Of Life, 1959.
01:58
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- Imitation Of Life (1959)
Intro Aired: Jul 2019
Ben Mankiewicz introduces Imitation Of Life, 1959.
01:38
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- Imitation Of Life (1959)
Intro Aired: Dec 2017
Ben Mankiewicz introduces Imitation Of Life, 1959.
01:41
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- Imitation Of Life (1959)
Intro Aired: May 2017
Ben Mankiewicz introduces Imitation Of Life, 1959.
01:42
Michael Phillips Intro -- Imitation Of Life (1959)
Intro Aired: Apr 2017
Guest host Michael Phillips introduces Imitation Of Life, 1959.

Related Videos

03:52
Imitation Of Life (1959) -- (Movie Clip) A Maid To Live In
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After wide shots establishing the real Coney Island, director Douglas Sirk switches to location shooting in Long Beach, CA, introducing principals Lana Turner, John Gavin and Juanita Moore, opening producer Ross Hunter's hit re-make, Imitation Of Life, 1959.
03:15
Imitation Of Life (1959) -- (Movie Clip) Ten Seconds Before You Die
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Out of work model and/or actress and single mom Lora (Lana Turner) has schemed her way into an after-hours meeting at the office of theatrical agent Loomis (Robert Alda) who, it turns out, lacks certain scruples, early in Douglas Sirk's Imitation Of Life, 1959.
03:50
Imitation Of Life (1959) -- (Movie Clip) A Falling Star!
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Susie (Sandra Dee) and Sarah Jane (Susan Kohner) are now teens, Lora (Lana Turner) now a Broadway star and Annie (Juanita Moore) still her backup, when old flame Steve (John Gavin) shows up at a premiere party ten years later, in producer Ross Hunter's Imitation Of Life, 1959.
03:52
Imitation Of Life (1959) -- (Movie Clip) Foolish Together
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Single mom and aspiring actress Lora (Lana Turner), embarrassed by Christmas attention from Steve (John Gavin), as housekeeper/roommate Annie (Juanita Moore) takes a call from agent Loomis (Robert Alda), representing Edwards (Dan O'Herlihy), in Douglas Sirk's hit Imitation Of Life, 1959.
02:14
Imitation Of Life (1959) -- (Movie Clip) Title Song, Credits
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Earl Grant's vocal, Sammy Fain and Paul Thomas Webster's song, the especially evocative title sequence, from producer Ross Hunter and director Douglas Sirk's hit melodrama Imitation Of Life, starring Lana Turner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee and Juanita Moore.
02:19
Imitation of Life (1959) - (Original Trailer)
Trailer
Two mothers, one white, one black, face problems with their rebellious daughters in Douglas Sirk's Imitation Of Life (1959) starring Lana Turner.

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