Imitation of Life
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- 1934
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[Engine Whirring]
#Nobody knows #
#The trouble I've seen ##
[Baby]
Want my quack-quack.
[Woman] No, darling, not now.
Wait till Mother finishes
your bath. Won't be
butjust a minute now.
[Baby]
Want my quack-quack.
[Mother]
There. Upsy-daisy. There.
Want my quack-quack.
No, darling, not now.
Later. Please be good.
Mommy's so late and
she's got so much to do.
What's Mommy got to do?
Well, she has
to get you dressed,
get you breakfast,
take you down to the day nursery.
Don't wanna go
to the day nursery.
Want to stay home
with Mommy.
Ah, darling, I wish
you could, but you can't.
Why?
Because Mother has to go out and
sell lots of cans of maple syrup...
so she can buy nice things
for her baby.
Don't want to go
to the day nursery.
Marjorie pulled my hair.
She did?
She was a very bad girl
to do that.
I pulled her back harder.
[Laughs]
I suppose if she pulled
you first, it was all right.
I pulled her first.
You did?
Then you're a naughty girl.
And you won't go to heaven.
Don't want to go to heaven.
Want my quack-quack.
# I love you
and you love me #
#And I don't wanna go
to the day nursery #
[Laughing]
an opera singer in the family.
Don't you?
# I love you
and you love me #
#And I don't wanna go
to the day nursery #
[Laughs]
[Phone Ringing]
Mommy, telephone!
I hear it, darling.
[Ringing Continues]
You sit here and be good
for just a minute.
Okay.
[Ringing]
Hello. Good morning,
Mr. Auburn. Yes.
[Sizzling]
Yes...
Yes. Excuse me a minute,
please, will you?
[Sizzling Continues]
Hello?
Yes, Mr. Auburn.
I was sorry
not to find you in.
Since my husband's death,
I've been carrying on his business.
[Baby]
Mommy.!
Yes, dear, yes.
What, Mr. Auburn?
Mommy,
can I come down?
Yes. No, no, dear.
Wait till I finish
dressing you.
That was just the baby.
Yes, I have a little girl.
Thank you. I'll have
within an hour.
Thank you so much.
Good-bye.
[Doorbell Buzzing]
Yes?
Good morning.
I come in answer to
your advertisement for a girl.
What?
The advertisement what say,
"Wanted:
Cook, laundress,housemaid, colored,
not afraid of hard work,
moderate wages."
There must be some mistake.
I haven't advertised
for any girl.
Ain't this Astor Avenue?
No, this is Astor Street.
Astor Avenue is way
the other side of town.
Oh.
Funny I didn't notice
that little "avenue" word.
That's just my luck.
What they got two streets
alike for, anyhow?
I don't know.
I don't know what I better do.
There's a streetcar
at the corner.
Take that, and you'll be there
in about 10 minutes.
We has to walk.
Oh.
Wait here.
I'll get you carfare.
Thank you.
Something's burnin'.
Wha... Oh, dear.
Nice quack-quack.
[Baby Crying]
Oh!
[Crying Continues]
[Crying]
Jessie! Oh, darling.
Are you hurt?
I fell down.
Oh, darling.
Oh. Oh.
Oh, darling,
look at you.
I's all wet.
Oh.
[Mother]
I'll say you're all wet.
We're gonna eat
such a big breakfast,
aren't we?
Oh, how nice of you!
I see'd you was
in a "fummix," so
I thought I'd lend a hand.
Horsie.
Why, darling,
what do you mean
by saying such a thing?
Horsie.
Nice horsie.
[All Laughing]
I've been took for many things,
but I ain't never been took
for that before.
Thank you
for all you've done.
Here's your carfare.
I wish you
good luck.
Thank you kindly.
Come on, darling.
[Whispering]
[Mother]
Come on. Run along.
You sure you wouldn't need
somebody for your own self?
I'm handy with housework.
And taking care of children
I couldn't afford it.
I wish I could.
if that's what's on your mind.
If I could get a home
for my little girl,
I'd be glad to work
for just room and board.
You've got a child?
Yes'm.
That's the drawback about a job.
Folks just don't want Peola.
Hmph.
Come here, Peola.
Come on. Say good mornin'
to the lady, Peola.
- Good morning.
- Good morning, dear.
Why, she's a lovely
little girl.
Yes'm. She's very light.
Her pappy was
Peola's a nice brung up child.
She ain't been dragged up
like most of'em is.
Oh, your sweet child.
What might her name be?
It's Jessie.
As I was saying, ma'am,
if you could put up
with my little girl...
and give her and me
a roof over our heads,
I'd be willing to work
for almost nothin'.
Well, I have got a room
you could use, but...
Peola, she don't eat nothin'.
She's so little.
And I's deceivin'
as to proportion.
I don't eat like I look.
It's the truth.
I's very light
at the table. Honest.
Just 200 pounds of mother
fighting to keep her baby.
Two hundred and forty,
yes'm.
I could get jobs all right,
'ceptin' for Peola.
But I can't be separated from
Peola, no matter what happens.
You know how it is,
ma'am.
Indeed I do know.
Does we get to stay, ma'am?
Please.
All right,
we'll try it.
[Woman] All right.
Sit down and I'll have
your breakfast ready in a jiffy.
Good evenin', Miss Bea.
You're pretty late tonight.
Yes, I know.
Where's my baby?
She's gone to bed.
Oh, I thought I'd get home
in time to see her
before she went to sleep.
She played so hard all day,
she almost went to sleep
while eating supper.
I'll run up anyway.
Maybe she's still awake.
Seems like I never get
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