Directed by:
Douglas SirkCinematography:
Russell MettyCast:
Lana Turner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee, Robert Alda, Susan Kohner, Dan O'Herlihy, Juanita Moore, Troy Donahue, Jack Weston, George Barrows, Ann Robinson (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Story follows the lives of two mothers and their relationships to their only child daughters. The one mother, a successful actress, has grown distant from her daughter. The other is the black housekeeper to the actress whose own light-skinned daughter can pass for white and decides to disown any connection to her race, much to her mother's heartbreak. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Lana Turner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268117_d84db5.jpg)
Lana Turner
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
![John Gavin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/317/162317816_175d92.jpg)
John Gavin
USA
Best movies:
Psycho (1960)
Spartacus (1960)
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story (1980) (TV movie)
![Sandra Dee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/765/157765219_715340.jpg)
Sandra Dee
USA
Best movies:
Imitation of Life (1959)
Come September (1961)
If a Man Answers (1962)
![Robert Alda](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277008_94d434.jpg)
Robert Alda
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
Imitation of Life (1959)
![Susan Kohner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/682/161682350_fee417.jpg)
Susan Kohner
USA
Best movies:
Freud (1962)
Imitation of Life (1959)
The Last Wagon (1956)
![Dan O'Herlihy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/507/507418_bf313c.jpg)
Dan O'Herlihy
Ireland
![Juanita Moore](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/046/576/46576480_65f231.jpg)
Juanita Moore
USA
Best movies:
Band of Angels (1957)
Imitation of Life (1959)
Skin Game (1971)
![Troy Donahue](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/143/058/143058466_dc4ca3.jpg)
Troy Donahue
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (TV movie)
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
![Jack Weston](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/467/467360_c575fb.jpg)
Jack Weston
USA
Best movies:
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
Wait Until Dark (1967)
Cactus Flower (1969)
George Barrows
USA
Best movies:
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
The Jayhawkers (1959)
Imitation of Life (1959)
![Ann Robinson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/117/160/117160037_34197d.jpg)
Ann Robinson
USA
Best movies:
Imitation of Life (1959)
A Star is Born (1954)
Julie (1956)
![Bess Flowers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/619/160619287_5a558a.jpg)
Bess Flowers
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Rear Window (1954)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
![Forbes Murray](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/185/159185624_51416d.gif)
Forbes Murray
Canada
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Edison, the Man (1940)
Vertigo (1958)
![Richard Collier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/228/159228303_8d6937.gif)
Richard Collier
USA
Best movies:
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
The Chase (1966)
Imitation of Life (1959)
Terry Burnham
USA
Best movies:
Imitation of Life (1959)
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1966)
![Myrna Fahey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/948/159948625_2b4fea.jpg)
Myrna Fahey
USA
Best movies:
Loving You (1957)
Imitation of Life (1959)
House of Usher (1960)
Waclaw Rekwart
Poland
Best movies:
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
The Big Sleep (1946)
![Paul Bradley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/927/159927716_c127bf.jpg)
Paul Bradley
USA
Best movies:
Giant (1956)
Gilda (1946)
Pretty Woman (1990)
Cap Somers
USA
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Storm Warning (1951)
![Joseph Mell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/933/159933946_9a0997.gif)
Joseph Mell
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
The Big Heat (1953)
The Harder They Fall (1956)