01 Jan 1932
Freaks
A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.
Imitation of Life
THE DARING STORY OF MOTHER LOVE - On the Screen for the First Time!
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.
Top Billed Cast
Claudette Colbert Beatrice 'Bea' Pullman
Louise Beavers Delilah Johnson
Warren William Stephen 'Steve' Archer
Rochelle Hudson Jessie Pullman, Age 18
Ned Sparks Elmer Smith
Fredi Washington Peola Johnson, Age 19
Juanita Quigley Baby Jessie Pullman, Age 3
Alan Hale Martin the Furniture Man
Henry Armetta The Painter
Wyndham Standing Beatrice's Butler Jarvis
Joyce Compton Young Woman at Party (uncredited)
Noel Francis Mrs. Eden (uncredited)
Jane Withers Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
Marcia Mae Jones Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
Henry Kolker Dr. Preston (uncredited)
Hattie McDaniel Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
William B. Davidson Man Buying Cigar (uncredited)
William Austin Englishman at Party (uncredited)
G.P. Huntley James (uncredited)
Tyler Brooke Tipsy Man at Party (uncredited)
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