"THE DARING STORY OF MOTHER LOVE - On the Screen for the First Time!" 23 November 1934 Drama, Romance 111 mins
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.
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Claudette Colbert as Beatrice 'Bea' Pullman
Louise Beavers as Delilah Johnson
Warren William as Stephen 'Steve' Archer
Rochelle Hudson as Jessie Pullman, Age 18
Ned Sparks as Elmer Smith
Fredi Washington as Peola Johnson, Age 19
Juanita Quigley as Baby Jessie Pullman, Age 3
Alan Hale as Martin the Furniture Man
Henry Armetta as The Painter
Wyndham Standing as Beatrice's Butler Jarvis
Joyce Compton as Young Woman at Party (uncredited)
Noel Francis as Mrs. Eden (uncredited)
Jane Withers as Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
Marcia Mae Jones as Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
Henry Kolker as Dr. Preston (uncredited)
Hattie McDaniel as Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
John M. Stahl Director
Fannie Hurst Novel
William Hurlbut Screenplay
Maurice Wright Editor
Scott R. Beal Assistant Director
Gilbert Kurland Sound
Philip Cahn Editor
Fred Frank Assistant Director
Merritt B. Gerstad Director of Photography
Travis Banton Costume Design
Henry Henigson Associate Producer
Jane Roman Hairstylist
Jack Bolger Boom Operator
Dorothy Ponedel Makeup Artist
Charles D. Hall Art Direction
John P. Fulton Special Effects
United Kingdom 23 November 1939
Ireland 22 November 1935
United States 23 November 1934
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