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About
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.
Theatrical
Nov 26, 1934
Director
Writer
Producers
Studio
Universal Pictures
Cast
Full credits →C
Claudette Colbert
Beatrice 'Bea' Pullman
L
Louise Beavers
Delilah Johnson
W
Warren William
Stephen 'Steve' Archer
R
Rochelle Hudson
Jessie Pullman, Age 18
N
Ned Sparks
Elmer Smith
F
Fredi Washington
Peola Johnson, Age 19
J
Juanita Quigley
Baby Jessie Pullman, Age 3
A
Alan Hale
Martin the Furniture Man
H
Henry Armetta
The Painter
W
Wyndham Standing
Beatrice's Butler Jarvis
J
Joyce Compton
Young Woman at Party (uncredited)
N
Noel Francis
Mrs. Eden (uncredited)
J
Jane Withers
Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
M
Marcia Mae Jones
Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
H
Henry Kolker
Dr. Preston (uncredited)
H
Hattie McDaniel
Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
W
William B. Davidson
Man Buying Cigar (uncredited)
W
William Austin
Englishman at Party (uncredited)
G
G.P. Huntley
James (uncredited)
T
Tyler Brooke
Tipsy Man at Party (uncredited)
