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Cast
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Claudette Colbert | As: Beatrice 'Bea' Pullman |
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Warren William | As: Stephen 'Steve' Archer |
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Rochelle Hudson | As: Jessie Pullman, Age 18 |
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Ned Sparks | As: Elmer Smith |
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Louise Beavers | As: Delilah Johnson |
Storyline
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.
| Tagline: | THE DARING STORY OF MOTHER LOVE - On the Screen for the First Time! |
| Certification: | 12 |
Cast
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Claudette Colbert |
Beatrice 'Bea' Pullman |
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Warren William |
Stephen 'Steve' Archer |
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Rochelle Hudson |
Jessie Pullman, Age 18 |
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Ned Sparks |
Elmer Smith |
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Louise Beavers |
Delilah Johnson |
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Fredi Washington |
Peola Johnson, Age 19 |
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Juanita Quigley |
Baby Jessie Pullman, Age 3 |
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Alan Hale |
Martin the Furniture Man |
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Henry Armetta |
The Painter |
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Wyndham Standing |
Beatrice's Butler Jarvis |
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Monya Andre |
Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Alyce Ardell |
French Maid (uncredited) |
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William Austin |
Englishman at Party (uncredited) |
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Dorothy Black |
Peola Johnson, Age 10 (uncredited) |
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Edna Bowdoin |
Secretary (uncredited) |
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Tyler Brooke |
Tipsy Man at Party (uncredited) |
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Daisy Bufford |
Waitress (uncredited) |
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Joyce Compton |
Young Woman at Party (uncredited) |
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William B. Davidson |
Man Buying Cigar (uncredited) |
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Sayre Dearing |
Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Norma Drew |
Teacher (uncredited) |
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Jean Fenwick |
Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Noel Francis |
Mrs. Eden (uncredited) |
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Paullyn Garner |
Mrs. Ramsey (uncredited) |
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Dick Gordon |
Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Jesse Graves |
Pallbearer (uncredited) |
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Reverend Gregg |
Minister (uncredited) |
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Sebie Hendricks |
Peola Johnson, Age 4 (uncredited) |
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G.P. Huntley |
James (uncredited) |
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Stuart Johnston |
Undertaker (uncredited) |
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Marcia Mae Jones |
Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited) |
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Tiny Jones |
Funeral Spectator (uncredited) |
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Marilyn Knowlden |
Jessie Pullman, Age 8 (uncredited) |
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Henry Kolker |
Dr. Preston (uncredited) |
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Lenita Lane |
Mrs. Dale (uncredited) |
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Curry Lee |
Chauffeur (uncredited) |
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Bessie Lyle |
Woman at Funeral (uncredited) |
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Hattie McDaniel |
Woman at Funeral (uncredited) |
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Claire McDowell |
Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited) |
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Harold Miller |
Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Julius Molnar |
Footman (uncredited) |
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Bert Moorhouse |
Man at Funeral (uncredited) |
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Edmund Mortimer |
Party Guest (uncredited) |
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David Newell |
Party Guest Saying Goodbye (uncredited) |
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Barry Norton |
Young Man Proposing Toast (uncredited) |
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Edgar Norton |
Butler at Party (uncredited) |
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Dennis O'Keefe |
Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Franklin Pangborn |
Mr. Carven (uncredited) |
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Paul Porcasi |
Jackson's Restaurant Manager (uncredited) |
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Hayes Robinson |
Man at Funeral (uncredited) |
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Ronald R. Rondell |
Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Gay Seabrook |
Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Teru Shimada |
Customer in Pancake Shop (uncredited) |
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Larry Steers |
Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Madame Sul-Te-Wan |
Cook (uncredited) |
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Ethel Sykes |
Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Libby Taylor |
Woman at Funeral (uncredited) |
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Alma Tell |
Mrs. Craven (uncredited) |
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Fred 'Snowflake' Toones |
Man at Funeral (uncredited) |
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Martin Turner |
Man at Funeral (uncredited) |
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Walter Walker |
Hugh (uncredited) |
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Bruce Warren |
Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Hazel Washington |
Maid (uncredited) |
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Clarence Wilson |
Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited) |
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Jane Withers |
Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited) |
Directed By
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John M. Stahl |
Director |
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Scott R. Beal |
Assistant Director |
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Fred Frank |
Assistant Director |
Writing Credits
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Fannie Hurst |
Novel |
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William Hurlbut |
Screenplay |
Production Crew
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Carl Laemmle Jr. |
Producer |
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Henry Henigson |
Associate Producer |
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M.F. Murphy |
Production Manager |
Edited By
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Philip Cahn |
Editor |
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Maurice Wright |
Editor |
Costume and Makeup
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Travis Banton |
Costume Design |
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William Ely |
Makeup Artist |
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Jack Pierce |
Makeup Artist |
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Dorothy Ponedel |
Makeup Artist |
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Jane Roman |
Hairstylist |
Sound
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Heinz Roemheld |
Music |
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Theodore Soderberg |
Sound Director |
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Jack Bolger |
Boom Operator |
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Gilbert Kurland |
Sound |
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Joe Lapis |
Sound mixer |
Visual Effects
Camera
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Merritt B. Gerstad |
Director of Photography |
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George Schuman |
Grip |
Lighting
Art Department
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Charles D. Hall |
Art Direction |
Other Crew
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John P. Fulton |
Special Effects |
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Mary West |
Child Wrangler |
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