Directed by:
John M. StahlScreenplay:
William HurlbutCinematography:
Merritt B. GerstadComposer:
Heinz RoemheldCast:
Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Rochelle Hudson, Ned Sparks, Louise Beavers, Alan Hale, Juanita Quigley, Henry Armetta, Wyndham Standing, Hattie McDaniel (more)VOD (1)
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The first (and more faithful) screen adaptation of Fannie Hurst's eponymous novel, with Colbert and Beavers as the two mothers whose respective hearts are broken by their daughters. After the two successfully market the African-American Beavers' prize-winning pancakes, their material success can't keep Beavers' lighter-skinned daughter from rejecting her in favor of "passing" in white society. At the same time, Colbert and her daughter fall in love with the same man, and Colbert is forced to reject him. (official distributor synopsis)
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