You'd make a great undertaker.

Description: 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: Beatrice Pullman: Claudette Colbert Stephen Archer: Warren William Jessie Pullman: Rochelle Hudson Elmer Smith: Ned Sparks Delilah Johnson: Louise Beavers Peola Johnson: Fredi Washington Baby Jessie Pullman: Juanita Quigley Martin the Furniture Man: Alan Hale The Painter: Henry Armetta Jarvis the Butler: Wyndham Standing Party Guest: Bruce Warren French Maid: Alyce Ardell Englishman at Party: William Austin Peola at 10: Dorothy Black Black Secretary: Edna Bowdoin Tipsy Man at Party: Tyler Brooke Black Waitress: Daisy Bufford Young Woman at Party: Joyce Compton Man Buying Cigar: William B. Davidson Teacher: Norma Drew Minor Role: Jean Fenwick Mrs. Eden: Noel Francis Mrs. Ramsey: Paullyn Garner Pallbearer: Jesse Graves Black Minister: Reverend Gregg Peola at 4: Sebie Hendricks James: G.P. Huntley Black Undertaker: Stuart Johnston Peola's Frontrow Classmate: Marcia Mae Jones Funeral Spectator: Tiny Jones Jessie at 8: Marilyn Knowlden Dr. Preston: Henry Kolker Mrs. Dale: Lenita Lane Black Chauffeur: Curry Lee Woman at Funeral: Libby Taylor Teacher Outside Classroom: Claire McDowell Footman: Julius Molnar Man at Funeral: Martin Turner Party Guest Saying Goodbye: David Newell Young Man Giving Toast: Barry Norton Butler at Party: Edgar Norton Mr. Carven: Franklin Pangborn Jackson's Restaurant Manager: Paul Porcasi Japanese Customer in Pancake Shop: Teru Shimada Black Cook: Madame Sul-Te-Wan Mrs. Craven: Alma Tell Hugh: Walter Walker Black Maid: Hazel Washington Mr. Bristol: Clarence Wilson Frontrow Classmate: Jane Withers Written by: Fannie Hurst, William Hurlbut, Preston Sturges Director: John M. Stahl Production: Universal Pictures Release date: 26 Nov 1934