Imitation of Life
December 23, 2008Imitation of Life
Call Number: VHS00592
by Lana Turner; John Gavin; Sandra Dee; Juanita Moore; Susan Kohner; Douglas Sirk; Ross Hunter; Fannie Hurst; Universal-International (Firm); MCA Home Video (Firm); MCA Universal Home Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Universal City, CA : MCA Home Video : MCA Universal Home Video, ©1992.
Notes: Originally released in 1959 (124 mins.); Based on the novel by Fannie Hurst; Nominated for two 1960 Academy Awards;
Summary: The story of two widows and their troubled daughters. In the search for success as an actress, Lora neglects her daughter. Lora’s black housekeeper’s daughter repudiates her mother by trying to pass for white. As the years pass, each of the four women realizes that she has been living an emotionally fruitless existence.
OCLC #: 26977270
Added: December 23, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
