Genre:DramaRomance
Released:1934-11-23
Runtime:111
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.
Claudette Colbert
Character: Beatrice 'Bea' Pullman
Louise Beavers
Character: Delilah Johnson
Warren William
Character: Stephen 'Steve' Archer
Rochelle Hudson
Character: Jessie Pullman, Age 18
Ned Sparks
Character: Elmer Smith
Fredi Washington
Character: Peola Johnson, Age 19
Juanita Quigley
Character: Baby Jessie Pullman, Age 3
Alan Hale
Character: Martin the Furniture Man
Henry Armetta
Character: The Painter
Wyndham Standing
Character: Beatrice's Butler Jarvis
Joyce Compton
Character: Young Woman at Party (uncredited)
Noel Francis
Character: Mrs. Eden (uncredited)
Jane Withers
Character: Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
Marcia Mae Jones
Henry Kolker
Character: Dr. Preston (uncredited)
Hattie McDaniel
Character: Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
William B. Davidson
Character: Man Buying Cigar (uncredited)
William Austin
Character: Englishman at Party (uncredited)
G.P. Huntley
Character: James (uncredited)
Tyler Brooke
Character: Tipsy Man at Party (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
Character: Party Guest (uncredited)
Claire McDowell
Character: Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)
Jean Fenwick
Character: Minor Role (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Jesse Graves
Character: Pallbearer (uncredited)
Harold Miller
David Newell
Character: Party Guest Saying Goodbye (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe
Franklin Pangborn
Character: Mr. Carven (uncredited)
Clarence Wilson
Character: Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited)
Marilyn Knowlden
Character: Jessie Pullman, Age 8 (uncredited)
Lenita Lane
Character: Mrs. Dale (uncredited)
Paul Porcasi
Character: Jackson's Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
Barry Norton
Character: Young Man Proposing Toast (uncredited)
Edgar Norton
Character: Butler at Party (uncredited)
Ronald R. Rondell
Gay Seabrook
Teru Shimada
Character: Customer in Pancake Shop (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Libby Taylor
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Character: Cook (uncredited)
Alma Tell
Character: Mrs. Craven (uncredited)
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Character: Man at Funeral (uncredited)
Walter Walker
Character: Hugh (uncredited)
Dorothy Black
Character: Peola Johnson, Age 10 (uncredited)
Alyce Ardell
Character: French Maid (uncredited)
Monya Andre
Edna Bowdoin
Character: Secretary (uncredited)
Daisy Bufford
Character: Waitress (uncredited)
Norma Drew
Character: Teacher (uncredited)
Paullyn Garner
Character: Mrs. Ramsey (uncredited)
Reverend Gregg
Character: Minister (uncredited)
Sebie Hendricks
Character: Peola Johnson, Age 4 (uncredited)
Stuart Johnston
Character: Undertaker (uncredited)
Tiny Jones
Character: Funeral Spectator (uncredited)
Curry Lee
Character: Chauffeur (uncredited)
Bessie Lyle
Julius Molnar
Character: Footman (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Edmund Mortimer
Hayes Robinson
Ethel Sykes
Martin Turner
Bruce Warren
Hazel Washington
Character: Maid (uncredited)