Imitation of Life Movie - A Tragic Movie You Didn't Know You Avoided

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@LolaLaRue-sq6jm
@LolaLaRue-sq6jm 4 ай бұрын
Juanita Moore was one of America's greatest actors who never got the recognition she deserved.
@deloreswillis9224
@deloreswillis9224 4 ай бұрын
Agree
@loisreed8291
@loisreed8291 4 ай бұрын
This is the number 1 best tear-jerker of all time. If you don't cry at the funeral....check your pulse!!!
@wendylederer367
@wendylederer367 4 ай бұрын
That’s a hard watch! This movie made me angry and sad! The way the daughter treated her mother just killed me!
@teresamcfall9491
@teresamcfall9491 4 ай бұрын
I know right!! I’ve seen it several times and cry every single time.
@wendylederer367
@wendylederer367 4 ай бұрын
@@teresamcfall9491 It’s hard for me to watch. It makes me angry and sad!
@lois3779
@lois3779 4 ай бұрын
👍
@donaldhamiltonjr.350
@donaldhamiltonjr.350 4 ай бұрын
I so agree with you. I fashioned my mother's furneral after the last scene in this movie. I told her before she passed and she loved the idea. 🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲
@katjones02
@katjones02 4 ай бұрын
One of my momma favorite classic movies and that Mahalia Jackson song at the end 😢
@LolaLaRue-sq6jm
@LolaLaRue-sq6jm 4 ай бұрын
I've seen this movie at least 5 times and I cry my guts out every time.
@xjones3985
@xjones3985 4 ай бұрын
After watching the funeral scene at 5 years old, I knew that I would become a singer.
@deloreswillis9224
@deloreswillis9224 4 ай бұрын
Yessss .. TROUBLE OF THE WORLD🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
@rubyreliford
@rubyreliford 2 ай бұрын
​@@LolaLaRue-sq6jm Me too 😭😭😭
@LolaLaRue-sq6jm
@LolaLaRue-sq6jm 2 ай бұрын
@@xjones3985 Mahalia was the Queen!
@steelcurtainsteeler2249
@steelcurtainsteeler2249 4 ай бұрын
I saw this movie with my parents and siblings in 1959 at the Drive-In theater in our Ford Fairlane Station wagon, I was 10 years old... I remember both my parents crying at the end of the movie, I'm 75 now and still get emotional whenever I watch this movie.
@nikkibee4277
@nikkibee4277 4 ай бұрын
I cry every time I see the movie. It truly touches my soul.
@isaiahcoleman-s8u
@isaiahcoleman-s8u 4 ай бұрын
They showed that move at the, all black school that I attended in 1959, it was something to see, I WAS 8.
@alyciajaade4290
@alyciajaade4290 4 күн бұрын
Wow!!! What a fond memory. ❤
@ChristineTaylor-i4p
@ChristineTaylor-i4p 4 ай бұрын
Every time I see this movie I need a box of tissues. What a great movie showing the strength of a mothers’ unconditional love.
@laurachristianson1688
@laurachristianson1688 4 ай бұрын
I never miss an opportunity to watch this movie
@shoo322
@shoo322 4 ай бұрын
This is the 1959 version, but there is also a 1934 version that is just as good.
@BrendaC-jh6gx
@BrendaC-jh6gx 4 ай бұрын
Yes! The pancake one.
@babyshsrk6977
@babyshsrk6977 4 ай бұрын
​@@BrendaC-jh6gx 1980 version 1959 version 1934 version
@rosannekatonwalden1620
@rosannekatonwalden1620 4 ай бұрын
The 1934 one is superior! ❤
@nightstalkerck
@nightstalkerck 3 ай бұрын
@@babyshsrk6977 I NEVER HEARD OF THE 1980 VERSION, WHO'S IN THAT ONE?
@kiaraditmasa
@kiaraditmasa 4 ай бұрын
The original with Freddie Washington is really good too
@oliverwhisper
@oliverwhisper 4 ай бұрын
My favorite childhood memory is crying with my best friend, watching this every time it came on tv. My friend was biracial.
@JerriFergel
@JerriFergel 4 ай бұрын
Excellent Movie! 'Ive watched it many times, everyone in it was perfect for the part. We need more great movies...
@isaiahcoleman-s8u
@isaiahcoleman-s8u 4 ай бұрын
The great part about this movie was how she treated the black woman and her daughter, she was good to them and if the daughter wanted to go to college she would have paid for it because her mother mentioned that to her.
@clivecarser7356
@clivecarser7356 4 ай бұрын
Lana's costumes ,hair styles and makeup are enough reasons to watch this movie !!!
@goldenlady1213
@goldenlady1213 4 ай бұрын
ABSOLUTELY AGREE!!!!!!!!!
@clivecarser7356
@clivecarser7356 4 ай бұрын
@goldenlady1213 susies graduation outfit is my favourite cant beat lana in a turbin
@adnerbnomrah9076
@adnerbnomrah9076 5 ай бұрын
Seen this movie probably about 200 times and enjoyed it equally each time!!!
@kathleenking47
@kathleenking47 4 ай бұрын
The odd thing, was, that Eisenhower was president when this movie was out His mother, presented as a biracial/black woman She looked more lack presenting, that kamala's dad
@lois3779
@lois3779 4 ай бұрын
Me too
@simonandsimon2596
@simonandsimon2596 4 ай бұрын
Me too
@patrickhenry2845
@patrickhenry2845 4 ай бұрын
This was a movie remake. The original one was in black and white during the 1930s.
@irissanders7487
@irissanders7487 4 ай бұрын
@@patrickhenry2845 .....I like that one too.....but this one better.
@Thikbody1979
@Thikbody1979 4 ай бұрын
The first time I watched this movie I cried so hard and was so angry at Sarah Jane and when her mom died baby I wanted to jump through that screen , I got older watched it again and just felt bad for Sarah Jane because she was confused by this GOD forsaken world it’s so sad
@darnabedwell2115
@darnabedwell2115 4 ай бұрын
The plight of Sarah Jane deserves empathy. "How can I tell my child she was born to be hurt"? Most parents are bound to protecting their children. But Annie was resigned to making Sarah Jane a scapegoat of society. I'd run away from her too. Annie was selfish and could only relate to her own feelings. As a bi-racial person I hate this film and feel it was propaganda to incite racial tension against bi-racial people. As a child I too wept like everyone for the poor mother. But I too saw things quite differently as I got older.
@sandracheeks9332
@sandracheeks9332 4 ай бұрын
Totally agree. I was upset and confused for years but later felt compassion for Sarah Jane’s choices.
@Thikbody1979
@Thikbody1979 4 ай бұрын
@@sandracheeks9332 yes I can remember as a little girl telling my mom I would never be like her I love you mommie she was being so mean to her mom it was a double heart break
@momoftwins8440
@momoftwins8440 3 ай бұрын
​@@darnabedwell2115 this was filmed in 1959 & meant nothing against biracial children but the insidiois racism endured by children with white appearing skin & living in a segregated multiracial country!!
@SW-vn7ve
@SW-vn7ve 3 ай бұрын
I feel the same. Unpopular opinion. The mama was the problem. I feel she idolized her for her proximity to whiteness. She grew up in a time that she knew it was dangerous to set your white looking child up in white spaces, then show up out of the blue to say guess what, she's black.There were important and deep conversations she should have had with her, but didn't, because let's be frank and admit that Sarah Jane would have probably been rejected by blacks and whites during that time. The mother should have prepared her for this. Probably even had a conversation that said, when we are out in public, it may be better for you if I acted like your maid. This is to allow you to move in spaces that you can't as a black woman. I don't feel she felt protected by her mom, had she felt protected, I think her feelings would have been different.
@SuzanneThomaskendall
@SuzanneThomaskendall 3 ай бұрын
Most folks cried the most at the end, but I always cried the most when Annie said to Sarah Jane, "I'd like to hold you in my arms again, just one more time as if you were still my baby".
@MsVaughn18
@MsVaughn18 4 ай бұрын
This is one of my most favorite movies my parents had us watch. I can remember when it would play late at night on a school night, they would let us stay up to watch it as long as we got up to go to school. I loved it so much I went and bought the DVD. My Mom recently passed away this past February and I watched this movie for the first time after her death. I cried and cried my eyes out. I've always cried, but not like this time. I will forever love this movie.
@QueenSnowPea
@QueenSnowPea 4 ай бұрын
Annie died from a broken heart.
@sheilahtaylor3005
@sheilahtaylor3005 4 ай бұрын
Don't remind us..
@anthonylloyd8678
@anthonylloyd8678 4 ай бұрын
Yes she did a tragic reality of Loving hard.
@deloreswillis9224
@deloreswillis9224 4 ай бұрын
Oh my lord. She did bless her heart🙏🏿
@rubyreliford
@rubyreliford 2 ай бұрын
​@@sheilahtaylor3005 😩😭😭😭
@LolaLaRue-sq6jm
@LolaLaRue-sq6jm 4 ай бұрын
This movie is so emotional because you know that Juanita Moore isn't just portraying a character. She's revealing the broken heart of every unappreciated woman of color because that was HER life too. The courtroom scene of Sergeant Rutledge is the same. (SEE IT if you never have!) Two black people speaking the truth about their OWN lives, not just the characters'. It's much MORE than just acting.
@dorothycrawley1392
@dorothycrawley1392 3 ай бұрын
The announcer once mis-spoke the name of John Gavin as John Saxson.. I'm 62 and have watched "Imitation of Life" 1959 each year since I was 6 years old..I love watching beautiful actors and actresses from the past.. I've also seen the 1934 version of this movie as well..
@Sunderling
@Sunderling 4 ай бұрын
Absolutely one of the best movies of all time. I loved it!!
@tamarraanderson1280
@tamarraanderson1280 4 ай бұрын
I watched the first time with my mom when I was a kid it has been one of favorite movies . Love the story,costumes and scenes. Mahalia is unbelievable.
@MedinaJones-j1t
@MedinaJones-j1t 4 ай бұрын
Love this movie!! One of my & my late mother’s favorite films!!😍😍😍🙏🙏🙏
@lindapriorirish8
@lindapriorirish8 4 ай бұрын
I loved this movie my whole life... since I was a very young child. I am 68 today and I still cry every time I watch it...
@barbarabutterfield2679
@barbarabutterfield2679 4 ай бұрын
My mother loved this movie and I would watch it with her. Always cried at the end. Juanita Moore❤.
@angelaparr7635
@angelaparr7635 4 ай бұрын
This is an amazing movie!😢❤
@robynheavner4689
@robynheavner4689 4 ай бұрын
One of my favourites! Have the dvd! I cry every single time!
@foreverglow5685
@foreverglow5685 4 ай бұрын
I saw this movie as a child.The funeral scene was haunting
@Celisar1
@Celisar1 4 ай бұрын
Same here. It hurt me so much I don’t even want to watch it again.
@rubyreliford
@rubyreliford 2 ай бұрын
😭😭😭
@alleykatt6110
@alleykatt6110 4 ай бұрын
One of my favorite life lesson movies along with “To Sir With Love”……
@Cheryl-y3t
@Cheryl-y3t 4 ай бұрын
And to me,To Kill a Mockingbird.these movies helped shape me into who I am.
@haveYallheard
@haveYallheard 4 ай бұрын
I watched it with my mom when i was a little girl. My mom would cry so hard at the end. Ms. Mahalia Jackson favored my grandma a lot. My mom also said she would always sing Troubles Of The World in church all the time!!! I cried as a little girl too because i couldn't imagine doing my mom like that!!!
@mritzs5142
@mritzs5142 4 ай бұрын
The feelings that were brought up in me about the girl trying to pass for white as I watched it for the first time as a four year old with my mother in a theater were monumental I’m not sure mother wanted to bring me along, but I did go. Lana Turner was so glamorous Juanita Moore the scene when she goes to the school…(Don’t want to ruin it for anyone who has not seen it )even then caused great turmoil in my soul everything the sets and the furniture, the scenery and the acting, oh my gosh years later I have watched it on my own and cried so many times , masterpiece
@dancook4993
@dancook4993 4 ай бұрын
I watched the movie in 1979 with my mom on Christmas Day and just loved it,I have fond memories of sharing stories and thoughts with her about the movie,,,,brings back so many memories as tears welt in my eyes even now,,,thank you
@sheilahtaylor3005
@sheilahtaylor3005 4 ай бұрын
I saw this movie ONCE growing up. I CAN'T CRY THAT HARD,ANYMORE. NEVER watched again. Excellent movie & stars but can't do it.❤
@kaykay757a
@kaykay757a 4 ай бұрын
This was a well-made remake. I love the original movie as well. Annie’s funeral is definitely an unforgettable scene.
@deborahd6142
@deborahd6142 4 ай бұрын
I agree with you, the Warren William, Claudette Cobert & Louise Beaver one was excellent .
@wendylederer367
@wendylederer367 4 ай бұрын
I have this movie and I have to admit it’s hard for me to watch. It hurts me to see how Annie was treated by her daughter. She was such a loving mother and a good person! She built a business from nothing with Lora. It was her recipe that made it successful but she didn’t get any credit for it. She was still treated like a second class citizen. The funeral scene I can’t handle! I just balled watching that!
@onlygodcanjudgeme3949
@onlygodcanjudgeme3949 4 ай бұрын
Agreed, but i still hate that daughter. She broke her mother's heart. I should watch it again one day, but it's a difficult film to watch.😭😭😭
@maureenpetitto1024
@maureenpetitto1024 4 ай бұрын
Aren’t you thinking about the 1934 movie?
@darnabedwell2115
@darnabedwell2115 4 ай бұрын
If Annie was such a loving mother why would she curse her own child's life? "How can I tell my child she was born to be hurt"? She set Sarah Jane up to be a scapegoat of society instead of trying to see and understand her plight. This film was propaganda to incite racial tension against bi-racial people of which I am one. As a child I cried with great empathy for Annie just like everyone. But as an adult I now see how Sarah Jane was villanized and made to be the scapegoat because there was no empathy for her plight in this film. None!
@onlygodcanjudgeme3949
@onlygodcanjudgeme3949 4 ай бұрын
​@darnabedwell2115 Annie was a beautiful and loving mother left by her husband to raise that child. And if not married makes her even better. That child was an ungrateful child who grew up and chose to be a slut. Annie kept her with her and never would abandon Sarah Jane, never. Annie did leave her to it, But what did you want Annie to do!?! They were homeless Annie kept her. Annie put her in a white school. Annie worked and looked after her and everyone, kept her with a roof and good people around Sarah Jane. Annie wasn't a liar, so she couldn't like to keep Sarah j happy, just because Sarah j expected EVERYONE else to lie. In a time if segregation (which as I got older realised segregation should never have happened, never, its only intention was to separate Black people). There's your trap, there's your propaganda. And I don't believe she was even that upset at the funeral just lying and pretending again. Why, because all those people were there, she had an audience. Sorry for what you've been through but you can't blame Annie who was fighting the greatest struggle; being a Black woman in those times, and even now I don't see that much of a change. ⚘️❤⚘️
@onlygodcanjudgeme3949
@onlygodcanjudgeme3949 4 ай бұрын
​@darnabedwell2115 I responded to this comment so why was it removed? Anyway, not as good as I wrote before but: Annie kept that ungrateful child with her. Even after Annie had been abandoned by her husband. They were homeless and Annie kept that child with her. She was sent to a white school lived with white people. What more did you want Annie to do for her in that time. She was a single Black woman trying to do everything to survive and keep her daughter safe. And when she grew up Sarah j was an embarrassment to Annie she became a slut. But Annie didn't hold that against her. Annie was going to always be there for that thing. Annie didn't put a curse on her. Annie is talking about what Black people suffer. There is a Bible explanation for that. Sarah j broke her mother's heart and it killed Annie. Annie couldn't have done anymore for her. Annie was looking after everyone and just a great person. Someone Sarah Jane should have been proud of. Regarding the propaganda. The moment they stop separating and forced Black people to go white schools that was the propaganda. Black people were making their own cities businesses their own money. And they hated that. At the end of the film at the funeral many felt for Sarah j which did give her empathy. But you can't empathise with self hate. Which still happens in this day and age. I didn't though, I remember thinking she's only giving another performance for the large crowd that as turned up. But others gave her empathy even after she had caused her own mother's death.
@bonniesims2229
@bonniesims2229 4 ай бұрын
Lana Turner fashion outfits in the movie was definitely couture🎉
@bbdc1977-sg8dc
@bbdc1977-sg8dc 4 ай бұрын
I saw this film when it came out in 1959 when I was 14. It still holds up. One of the most emotional films ever on the screen. Everyone was great !
@eb0526
@eb0526 4 ай бұрын
I remember mom was excited finding the movie in the TV guide, then she would tell her friends. Mom, dad and I would look at the movie together. Mom always cried when Mahalia Jackson sung at the ending. She loved that song (Troubles of the World ) so much, I had it sung at her funeral. RIP & miss you both, mom & dad 🙏🏾
@lisabaxter7786
@lisabaxter7786 4 ай бұрын
We watched this every year heart felt touching excellent 😢❤😊
@cmstacy
@cmstacy 4 ай бұрын
This is my fave all time movie to watch. I'm from Cincinnati, Oh and had watched the Ruth Lyons 50 50 Club as a young girl many times. Thanks for mentioning that and also for talking about her daughter Candy. Great video, thanks.
@briangriffin4937
@briangriffin4937 4 ай бұрын
When I was growing up this was a film that had achieved cult-status among us kids and adults. Years later when I took my first trip overseas to Hong Kong, I checked into the hotel turned on the TV to see some local shows - lo and behold “Imitation of Life” appeared on the screen 📺
@codzy3532
@codzy3532 4 ай бұрын
this is a great classic movie and i said to my mum did u notice the milkman was at her funeral too when racism was rife in those days and i said see respect is earnt not given regardless of color still love this movie
@lois3779
@lois3779 4 ай бұрын
Sarah Jane did not know how to deal with her own reality. Wonderful film.
@JMLewis-f6t
@JMLewis-f6t 7 күн бұрын
Generations of my favorites a absolutely much watch every year. Tissues required 😢❤. Have watch so many times and own a few copies.
@blossom1643
@blossom1643 4 ай бұрын
Great old movie & way ahead of its time. 🐾
@elizabethhart4164
@elizabethhart4164 4 ай бұрын
WE WERE "PASSING' AS AN WHITE ANGLOSAXON CAUCASIANS........ OUR FEMALE ANCESTORS WERE BEING RAPED BY WHITE MEN LONG BEFORE '1619'.......... THESE ASSAULTS SHOWED US THEY WERE ONLY MALES......NOT SUPERIORS.......... BEFORE, DURING & AFTER THE AMERICAN SLAVERY......
@lharris4118
@lharris4118 4 ай бұрын
My Mom and watched it every Christmas. It was our favorite.
@harleybarbie63
@harleybarbie63 4 ай бұрын
This was my MIL and my favorite movie.. Cried every time.. I miss my MIL…
@shaeyager8165
@shaeyager8165 4 ай бұрын
Seen it many times……cried every time
@reneedavis8809
@reneedavis8809 4 ай бұрын
One of my favorite classic movies! I try to watch it every time it comes on TCM! Lana Turner’s wardrobe and jewelry were exquisite! Subject matter is still relevant to this day!
@lunalady1821
@lunalady1821 4 ай бұрын
This is my alltime movie. I loved Susan Kohner, and Sandra Dee ( my age at the time). Guess Who Is Coming To Diner, also favorite. So happy I get to go down this sentimental memory lane. A quarter on Sat, wit travelogue and cartoons.
@lorettacook1754
@lorettacook1754 4 ай бұрын
It is a true classic, and it hits on some of the challenges that people face.
@nitagentris941
@nitagentris941 4 ай бұрын
I saw an interview where actress Ellen Holly, a light skinned African American woman mentioned she auditioned for the part of Sarah Jane. She obviously lost the part to Susan Kohner
@rosemariefelix2897
@rosemariefelix2897 4 ай бұрын
My 1st time watching in the 70s with my beloved Grannie Goose oh gotch I sure did and still do CRY 😢
@rosemariefelix2897
@rosemariefelix2897 4 ай бұрын
Sorry I’ll need to watch with Gkids ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@lynnfox2359
@lynnfox2359 4 ай бұрын
This movie was perfectly cast.
@davidaaronmoore
@davidaaronmoore 4 ай бұрын
I am very confused. I have seen this movie several times and I have watched this little mini documentary a few times and I still don't understand a question that is posed: did you know that the young actress playing Susan Kohner's daughter was actually older than Kohner? Susan Kohner's character, Sarah Jane, did not have a daughter. And if you're referring to the actress Karen Dicker who played the character at a younger age, she was 10 years younger than Kohner, according to IMDb. Along with Kohner, Dicker is one of the few surviving cast members.
@44032
@44032 4 ай бұрын
3:34 This could be one of those intentional falsehood incorporated into a clip just to get people to comment on it. It was unnecessary in this case.
@gracegrace3205
@gracegrace3205 4 ай бұрын
THANK YOU, I just wrote a comment regarding this and said the same.Glad im not the only one who caught that as I was so confused for a moment lol
@franktorres2718
@franktorres2718 4 ай бұрын
Sandra Dee❤️
@LayDbug56
@LayDbug56 4 ай бұрын
Fantastic movie! I watched this movie many many times. Very emotional.
@Moonewitch
@Moonewitch 4 ай бұрын
The saddest & most profound moment in this rendition of this film to me... was when Annie died & Laura screamed Annie's name. That broke my heart more than the funeral scenes. When Laura screamed Annie's name my spirit cracked. I watched this version of the film when I was 12, in 1992. Hearing the name Annie brings me to tears to this day because of that one scene. 😢❤
@eleanorturner4651
@eleanorturner4651 3 ай бұрын
It's wonderful that he's narrating this because it was a beautiful story I remember seeing that when I was 8 years old sitting between my mother and father in the Philadelphia seer named the Mayfair that's why I have the whole time because I couldn't believe that just because she was like complected she did not want to be identified with her mother who was the wonderful actress Miss Juanita Moore but I still can't see this picture without crying especially when the late great Mahalia Jackson sings soon as will be done the troubles of this world!! Unfortunately it might seem cruel but the best part of that picture for me and mind you I was a 8 year old child at the time was when Phil Donahue smacked and beat down Annie's daughter I want to find out she was not white but black!! I thought it was wonderful because of the way she treated her mother somewhere deep down she loved her mother but she didn't show it and tell her mother was gone Havana behind that casket crying made me so angry why couldn't you love your mama when she was alive she can't hear I love you Mama now that her ears and eyes are closed!! But it's a beautiful picture❤❤
@RonaldKeith
@RonaldKeith 4 ай бұрын
When I was a kid growing up, one of our local television stations would show this movie at least once a year and my family would watch it every time it came on TV, This movie is a real tearjerker We all loved Annie the Denied Mother and Laura we didn't like Sarah Jane lol
@gracegrace3205
@gracegrace3205 4 ай бұрын
Susan Kohner was Sarah Jane and did not have a daughter in the mivie so what is the narrarator even talking about ?!?!
@jeffreycone7504
@jeffreycone7504 4 ай бұрын
Im a gay man and when Sarah Jane said Miss Lora you dont know what it means to be different that resonated with me.
@eliseshaw6993
@eliseshaw6993 4 ай бұрын
How so?
@jeffreycone7504
@jeffreycone7504 4 ай бұрын
Because thats how gay peope feel. this movie has a stong gay followijg.@@eliseshaw6993
@maureenpetitto1024
@maureenpetitto1024 4 ай бұрын
@@eliseshaw6993you must be kidding. Don’t you realize how gay men and women have been treated? People used to think it was a mental disorder, and some religions actually believe you can change their orientation by praying. A lot of people are afraid of people they consider different…not like them.
@ertfgghhhh
@ertfgghhhh 4 ай бұрын
​@@maureenpetitto1024 NOT the same as being black. Stop piggybacking on another's struggle. Especially since racial discrimination within the gay community is rampid and refused to be acknowledged
@thais1780
@thais1780 4 ай бұрын
One of greatest movies of all time! Always watch it once a year 💗
@LW62FL
@LW62FL 4 ай бұрын
Only ever saw this as a kid; didn't think I would ever hear of it again. So sad!
@hazelanglin5907
@hazelanglin5907 4 ай бұрын
This movie is a classic it's heartbreaking, pulls at your heart
@thinkmirror8507
@thinkmirror8507 4 ай бұрын
My late mothers favorite movie she cried each and every time!
@denisegraves2966
@denisegraves2966 4 ай бұрын
Love this review - and this is my favorite all time movie!
@janetculpepper5933
@janetculpepper5933 4 ай бұрын
The actress playing Sara Jane in the 1934 version was actually a light skinned African American, Susan Khoner, was not.
@harpereion8702
@harpereion8702 3 ай бұрын
Susan Kohner's mother was born in Mexico of Mexican and Irish descent. Her Father was Czech Jewish. Actress Fredi Washington was in the 1934 version, but her name in the film was Peola not Sara Jane.
@LeahsMoods
@LeahsMoods 4 ай бұрын
Outstanding movie. I was watching it the other day.
@ylangford5987
@ylangford5987 4 ай бұрын
My favorite movie of all time. Classic…very powerful performances
@barbarajones6905
@barbarajones6905 2 күн бұрын
This movie is definitely a tear jerker! The first time I saw this movie I was twelve years old and my mom had just passed away, although it is a very good movie it was traumatizing to watch. At sixty six years old it’s still hard to watch 😢
@deloreswillis9224
@deloreswillis9224 4 ай бұрын
Certainly a TEARJERKER.. I have saw this movie too many times to count ❤😢
@rosemarytalley1858
@rosemarytalley1858 4 ай бұрын
I watched this movie and Wow! Yes the funeral was just heart stopping 💗 great movie!
@observerobserver6040
@observerobserver6040 4 ай бұрын
The 30s versions of this film and this 59 version left me in tears. I've not seen the third version.
@lorizamudio3578
@lorizamudio3578 4 ай бұрын
Love this movie I cry every time
@RayPointerChannel
@RayPointerChannel 4 ай бұрын
Juanita Moore's character, Annie Johnson was not so much a "housekeeper," as she volunteered in that position as a living arrangement for herself and her daughter helping as both mothers were raising daughters as single parents. Theirs was more of a friendship relationship, not as an employer/employee relationship since Annie was not paid.
@harpereion8702
@harpereion8702 3 ай бұрын
Well of course this is just a movie based on the 1933 novel by Fannie Hurst. However, as Lora became a successful and wealthy actress Annie Johnson, would not have remained there and prepared food in the kitchen for Lora's parties then carry the trays of food in to serve the guest unless she was getting paid. I think that was supposed to be understood. IF it was friendship she would not have called her Miss Lora. She would have called her Lora. Again it' just a film. The director Douglas Sirk yelled "ACTION" the actors hit their marks and starting acting.
@brendanaderifar2462
@brendanaderifar2462 4 ай бұрын
This is one of my favorite movies of all time.
@richh9450
@richh9450 4 ай бұрын
This is a re-make of a 1934 film of the same name. I've only seen it once, but Claudette Colbert played the Lana Turner role.
@Cheryl-y3t
@Cheryl-y3t 4 ай бұрын
I prefer the Lana Turner version.
@KimberlyParrish-o1b
@KimberlyParrish-o1b 4 ай бұрын
I love both ❤
@armettalandrum4942
@armettalandrum4942 4 ай бұрын
THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES - THIS WAS GUT WRENCHING!!!!
@Celisar1
@Celisar1 4 ай бұрын
That movie gave me a childhood trauma! This one and a Bette Davis movie broke my heart. I don’t ever want to watch them again.
@franktorres2718
@franktorres2718 4 ай бұрын
I didn't avoid it ....I watched it, it's One of My Favorite Movies, LOVE Juanita Moire🖤👑
@terrymorris3609
@terrymorris3609 4 ай бұрын
One of my favorite movies.
@rsmith1820
@rsmith1820 4 ай бұрын
Nothing in this vlog that I didn't know other than the scene set ups. Most of this information had little to do with the message. Colorism and racism exist full force today. Even the fact that Juanita Moore isn't listed as a lead actress gives credence to this
@harpereion8702
@harpereion8702 3 ай бұрын
This was her 1st of only two major roles. The other role was in "The Singing Nun" with Debbie Reynolds. She explained in an interview that even though she'd been in films for years in minor roles [1933 was her 1st screen appearance in one of many un-credited roles] Ross Hunter thought if she had the special billing of "And Presenting Juanita Moore" as if she was making her screen debut it would garner her more attention. She was nominated for as Oscar for her performance.
@lindawilliams7652
@lindawilliams7652 4 ай бұрын
This is one of my top 10 favorite movies of all times .
@epflrz1625
@epflrz1625 4 ай бұрын
Top 5 of my favorite movies!
@ferrodell2194
@ferrodell2194 4 ай бұрын
This story needed to be told & done exactly as portrayed by every single actor. One of the most spirit invoking controversial adaptations of the time Love, joy, passion, hate, sadness, deceit, compassion all balled up in one marvelously done motion picture that touches every emotion in my being. Truly a film classic that inspires the soul. L❤VE L❤VE L❤VE❗❗❗
@SusanGraham-l6e
@SusanGraham-l6e 4 ай бұрын
Everytime I watch this movie I cry.
@wandajones1000
@wandajones1000 4 күн бұрын
Heart warming 😢show. I too cried
@tabathap397
@tabathap397 4 ай бұрын
One of my all time favorites ❤
@celiamartn9664
@celiamartn9664 4 ай бұрын
Great Movie🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
@wardaledillard8553
@wardaledillard8553 4 ай бұрын
Class nothing but class❤❤❤❤❤
@michaelle8384
@michaelle8384 4 ай бұрын
They don’t make movie like that no more
@doreenbibby7941
@doreenbibby7941 4 ай бұрын
This is one of my favorite movies.
@deneepowell7377
@deneepowell7377 4 ай бұрын
My all-time favorite movie 🎥🍿❤❤❤✔️💯
@BabsAmato1
@BabsAmato1 4 ай бұрын
One of the best movies ever made. Cried my eyes out. Seen it too many times.
@lois3779
@lois3779 4 ай бұрын
The best
@deniseg812
@deniseg812 4 ай бұрын
When I would not call my mother for a long time and she would complain to her sister, my aunt would call me She'd say when are you gonna call? Are you going to bang on the hearse and yell, mama! We're Italian. Till this day my younger male cousins, call me Peola.
@NoodlesEaton
@NoodlesEaton 4 ай бұрын
I still cry by the end of the movie. It is sad beyond belief. It still is painful and germaine to today's society.
@thomassullivan2905
@thomassullivan2905 4 ай бұрын
Please check out the 1st movie from the 1930's. Tom.
@sherleengibson8847
@sherleengibson8847 4 ай бұрын
GREAT 🌟⭐✨🌟 MOVIE 🎥🍿❤.
@debisybesma5855
@debisybesma5855 4 ай бұрын
i saw this movie as a kid and i remember just crying and boohooing!!!! powerful movie
@anitafranklin8856
@anitafranklin8856 4 ай бұрын
One of my favorite movie 🎥
@teresabutorac7382
@teresabutorac7382 4 ай бұрын
Love this movie
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