Summary
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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Cast
Claudette Colbert
Beatrice 'Bea' Pullman
Warren William
Stephen 'Steve' Archer
Rochelle Hudson
Jessie Pullman, Age 18
Ned Sparks
Elmer Smith
Louise Beavers
Delilah Johnson
Fredi Washington
Peola Johnson, Age 19
Juanita Quigley
Baby Jessie Pullman, Age 3
Alan Hale
Martin the Furniture Man
Henry Armetta
The Painter
Wyndham Standing
Beatrice's Butler Jarvis
William Austin
Englishman at Party (uncredited)
Tyler Brooke
Tipsy Man at Party (uncredited)
Joyce Compton
Young Woman at Party (uncredited)
William B. Davidson
Man Buying Cigar (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
Party Guest (uncredited)
Jean Fenwick
Minor Role (uncredited)
Noel Francis
Mrs. Eden (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Party Guest (uncredited)
Jesse Graves
Pallbearer (uncredited)
G.P. Huntley
James (uncredited)
Marcia Mae Jones
Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
Marilyn Knowlden
Jessie Pullman, Age 8 (uncredited)
Henry Kolker
Dr. Preston (uncredited)
Lenita Lane
Mrs. Dale (uncredited)
Hattie McDaniel
Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
Claire McDowell
Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Party Guest (uncredited)
David Newell
Party Guest Saying Goodbye (uncredited)
Barry Norton
Young Man Proposing Toast (uncredited)
Edgar Norton
Butler at Party (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe
Party Guest (uncredited)
Franklin Pangborn
Mr. Carven (uncredited)
Paul Porcasi
Jackson's Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
Gay Seabrook
Party Guest (uncredited)
Teru Shimada
Customer in Pancake Shop (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Party Guest (uncredited)
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Cook (uncredited)
Libby Taylor
Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
Alma Tell
Mrs. Craven (uncredited)
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Man at Funeral (uncredited)
Walter Walker
Hugh (uncredited)
Clarence Wilson
Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited)
Jane Withers
Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)