Overview
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.
Cast
Claudette Colbert
Beatrice 'Bea' Pullman
Warren William
Stephen 'Steve' Archer
Rochelle Hudson
Jessie Pullman, Age 18
Ned Sparks
Elmer Smith
Louise Beavers
Delilah Johnson
Fredi Washington
Peola Johnson, Age 19
Juanita Quigley
Baby Jessie Pullman, Age 3
Alan Hale
Martin the Furniture Man
Henry Armetta
The Painter
Wyndham Standing
Beatrice's Butler Jarvis
Monya Andre
Party Guest (uncredited)
Alyce Ardell
French Maid (uncredited)
William Austin
Englishman at Party (uncredited)
Dorothy Black
Peola Johnson, Age 10 (uncredited)
Edna Bowdoin
Secretary (uncredited)
Tyler Brooke
Tipsy Man at Party (uncredited)
Daisy Bufford
Waitress (uncredited)
Joyce Compton
Young Woman at Party (uncredited)
William B. Davidson
Man Buying Cigar (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
Party Guest (uncredited)
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