imitation of life and the 1934 version and reflect the attitude in the country toward black . this movie wouldn not have have a chance of be make in the present climate of political correctness . this movie show how hollywood dealt with the racial issue back in those year . john stahl direct the film and which stand in stark contrast with the douglas sirk take in 1959 which present a glossy vision of the fanny hurst novel and in which it base . between the two version and this one seem to make more sense and in spite of the incredible jump from rag to rich bea pullman experience . claudette colbert make bea more accessible to u and in contrast with lana turner blonde goddess look . this bea pullman be easy to take because the way she make her money by go into business and capitalize on delilah idea about the marketing the perfect blend for pancake . warren william play steve archer and the man who fall in love with bea while not suspect the effect he cause in young jessie and bea daughter . louise beaver be delilah while she be make to speak broken english to show her ignorance and which be the thing expect every time black character be show in movie of that period . ms. beaver role be make big in the 1959 remake and but juanita moore and who play the part and be not subject to her predecessor fate . rochelle hudson and ned spark and fredi washington round up the support cast .