TV Talk with the Sistas

Imitation of Life

Today we are talking about a picture made during the Code Area. That was when there was an organization that strictly monitored the content of movies. Made in 1934 and given the certificate number of 412. Imitation of Life was a Universal Picture. It is remarkable this one was ever made.  It was the story of a white woman taking in a black woman and them raising their daughters together facing identity and racial issues.

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