the shame in delilah portrayal in this movie be not so much in her be a good person a in her be a non person . she might as well be lassie or rin tin tin for all the individuality and power to act independtly she have . she be simpleminded and seem to be able to function only in a relationship of dependency and a be illustrate when she turn down miss bea offer of a 20 % stake in a multi million dollar business that be base on her pancake recipe because she want to stay a housekeeper . a moment earlier on in the movie be particularly offensive when she be ask to hold a goggle eyed and smile darkie pose to model the sign for the pancake business . while the moment be clearly for comic effect and her stay obliviously freeze in the pose long past what be need be to me emblematic of the frozen stereotype that her character be and and it be not fair to say that her character be simply all the mammie could be . just look at the work of hattie mcdaniel or ethel water to see that despite it limited range and the mammie could be something other than a simpleminded faithful soul . on an up note and despite all of this louise beaver do a good job in this very limited role and and i have always be a fan of claudette colbert . in addition and i know fannie hurst be genuinely try to be sympathetic in her novel upon which this film be base and so i can see someone enjoy this and but please do not miss the reductive stereotyping .