Imitation of Life 1959 DVD - Lana Turner / John Gavin

Aspiring actress Lora Meredith meets Annie Johnson, a homeless Black woman, at Coney Island. They soon share a tiny apartment and each woman has a troubled daughter: Annie’s light-skinned daughter Sarah Jane, who is deeply unhappy with her racial identity, and Lora’s own daughter, Susie. Sarah Jane, passing as white, causes heartache for her mother, while Lora becomes so single-minded in her quest for stardom that she neglects Susie. Cast: - Lana Turner as Lora Meredith - Juanita Moore as Annie Johnson - John Gavin as Steve Archer - Sandra Dee as Susie, age 16 - Susan Kohner as Sarah Jane, age 18 (singing voice dubbed by Jo Ann Greer) - Robert Alda as Allen Loomis - Dan O'Herlihy as David Edwards - Than Wyenn as Romano - Karin Dicker as Sarah Jane, age 8 - Terry Burnham as Susie, age 6 - Ann Robinson as Showgirl - Troy Donahue as Frankie - Sandra Gould as Annette - Jack Weston as Tom - Mahalia Jackson as choir soloist Runtime: 125 minutes