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. 🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲
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.
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.
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
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 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
@@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!!
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.
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.
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.
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
@@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.
@@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
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
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.
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
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..
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......
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!
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!
@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. ⚘️❤⚘️
@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.
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 📺
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
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!!!
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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❗❗❗
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. 😢❤
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
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.
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!
I was so angry at Sara Jane about how she treated her mother, but now that I am older and see how we still need to change the race issue, I feel empathy for her. Of course, she wanted to be white. Look at the contrast even in the family home.
I saw this movie, very on, perhaps in the 60’s. It tackled the reality of biracial children and how both Blacks and Whites made them feel unwanted. Which in turn had them making poor choices. However for many the reality was totally different. We had loads of light, bright and almost white members of my family. My could have passed for white and chose not too. For most growing up sering the cruelty of whites, they wanted nothing to do with whites, yet their skin, eye color and hair betrayed them as they looked white. Based on my family dynamic, I suspect that there are so many Black families who claim indigenous ancestors, is rather than acknowledging white blood, many claimed the gray eyes and staight hair ( like both of my grandfathers) were due to indigenous ancestors!
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".
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.
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 🙏🏾
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Juanita Moore was one of America's greatest actors who never got the recognition she deserved.
Agree
This is the number 1 best tear-jerker of all time. If you don't cry at the funeral....check your pulse!!!
That’s a hard watch! This movie made me angry and sad! The way the daughter treated her mother just killed me!
I know right!! I’ve seen it several times and cry every single time.
@@teresamcfall9491 It’s hard for me to watch. It makes me angry and sad!
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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. 🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲
One of my momma favorite classic movies and that Mahalia Jackson song at the end 😢
I've seen this movie at least 5 times and I cry my guts out every time.
After watching the funeral scene at 5 years old, I knew that I would become a singer.
Yessss .. TROUBLE OF THE WORLD🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
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Me too 😭😭😭
@@xjones3985 Mahalia was the Queen!
Every time I see this movie I need a box of tissues. What a great movie showing the strength of a mothers’ unconditional love.
The original with Freddie Washington is really good too
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.
I cry every time I see the movie. It truly touches my soul.
They showed that move at the, all black school that I attended in 1959, it was something to see, I WAS 8.
I never miss an opportunity to watch this movie
Annie died from a broken heart.
Don't remind us..
Yes she did a tragic reality of Loving hard.
Oh my lord. She did bless her heart🙏🏿
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This is the 1959 version, but there is also a 1934 version that is just as good.
Yes! The pancake one.
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1980 version
1959 version
1934 version
The 1934 one is superior! ❤
@@babyshsrk6977 I NEVER HEARD OF THE 1980 VERSION, WHO'S IN THAT ONE?
Lana's costumes ,hair styles and makeup are enough reasons to watch this movie !!!
ABSOLUTELY AGREE!!!!!!!!!
@goldenlady1213 susies graduation outfit is my favourite cant beat lana in a turbin
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.
My favorite childhood memory is crying with my best friend, watching this every time it came on tv. My friend was biracial.
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
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.
Totally agree. I was upset and confused for years but later felt compassion for Sarah Jane’s choices.
@@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
@@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!!
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.
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...
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.
Excellent Movie! 'Ive watched it many times, everyone in it was perfect for the part. We need more great movies...
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.
Seen this movie probably about 200 times and enjoyed it equally each time!!!
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
Me too
Me too
This was a movie remake. The original one was in black and white during the 1930s.
@@patrickhenry2845 .....I like that one too.....but this one better.
Absolutely one of the best movies of all time. I loved it!!
Love this movie!! One of my & my late mother’s favorite films!!😍😍😍🙏🙏🙏
This is an amazing movie!😢❤
One of my favourites! Have the dvd! I cry every single time!
My mother loved this movie and I would watch it with her. Always cried at the end. Juanita Moore❤.
We watched this every year heart felt touching excellent 😢❤😊
Im a gay man and when Sarah Jane said Miss Lora you dont know what it means to be different that resonated with me.
How so?
Because thats how gay peope feel. this movie has a stong gay followijg.@@eliseshaw6993
@@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.
@@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
I saw this movie as a child.The funeral scene was haunting
Same here. It hurt me so much I don’t even want to watch it again.
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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
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.❤
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.
One of my favorite life lesson movies along with “To Sir With Love”……
And to me,To Kill a Mockingbird.these movies helped shape me into who I am.
This movie was perfectly cast.
Lana Turner fashion outfits in the movie was definitely couture🎉
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
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..
Great old movie & way ahead of its time. 🐾
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......
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!
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.😭😭😭
Aren’t you thinking about the 1934 movie?
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!
@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.
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@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.
Sarah Jane did not know how to deal with her own reality. Wonderful film.
Seen it many times……cried every time
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 !
This was a well-made remake. I love the original movie as well. Annie’s funeral is definitely an unforgettable scene.
I agree with you, the Warren William, Claudette Cobert & Louise Beaver one was excellent .
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 📺
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
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!!!
This was my MIL and my favorite movie..
Cried every time..
I miss my MIL…
Certainly a TEARJERKER.. I have saw this movie too many times to count ❤😢
It is a true classic, and it hits on some of the challenges that people face.
Fantastic movie! I watched this movie many many times. Very emotional.
One of greatest movies of all time! Always watch it once a year 💗
Love this review - and this is my favorite all time movie!
Sandra Dee❤️
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.
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.
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
My 1st time watching in the 70s with my beloved Grannie Goose oh gotch I sure did and still do CRY 😢
Sorry I’ll need to watch with Gkids ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
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.
One of my favorite movies.
Love this movie I cry every time
Class nothing but class❤❤❤❤❤
This movie is a classic it's heartbreaking, pulls at your heart
This is one of my favorite movies of all time.
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
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.
Only ever saw this as a kid; didn't think I would ever hear of it again. So sad!
My late mothers favorite movie she cried each and every time!
i saw this movie as a kid and i remember just crying and boohooing!!!! powerful movie
They don’t make movie like that no more
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
THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES - THIS WAS GUT WRENCHING!!!!
Outstanding movie. I was watching it the other day.
Everytime I watch this movie I cry.
Top 5 of my favorite movies!
I didn't avoid it ....I watched it, it's One of My Favorite Movies, LOVE Juanita Moire🖤👑
Great Movie🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
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.
My Mom and watched it every Christmas. It was our favorite.
My favorite movie of all time. Classic…very powerful performances
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
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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. 😢❤
One of the best movies ever made. Cried my eyes out. Seen it too many times.
The best
I watched this movie and Wow! Yes the funeral was just heart stopping 💗 great movie!
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
The actress playing Sara Jane in the 1934 version was actually a light skinned African American, Susan Khoner, was not.
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.
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!
One of my all time favorites ❤
❤❤❤❤ this movie tell the truth of how ppl who are mixed race feel some times me being mixed to i totally understood it. I so love this movie
I have a very close friend, she never let it get to her.
I was so angry at Sara Jane about how she treated her mother, but now that I am older
and see how we still need to change the race issue, I feel empathy for her. Of course, she wanted to be white. Look at the contrast even in the family home.
I saw this movie, very on, perhaps in the 60’s. It tackled the reality of biracial children and how both Blacks and Whites made them feel unwanted. Which in turn had them making poor choices. However for many the reality was totally different. We had loads of light, bright and almost white members of my family. My could have passed for white and chose not too. For most growing up sering the cruelty of whites, they wanted nothing to do with whites, yet their skin, eye color and hair betrayed them as they looked white. Based on my family dynamic, I suspect that there are so many Black families who claim indigenous ancestors, is rather than acknowledging white blood, many claimed the gray eyes and staight hair ( like both of my grandfathers) were due to indigenous ancestors!
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".
This is one of my top 10 favorite movies of all times .
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.
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.
I prefer the Lana Turner version.
I love both ❤
Love this movie
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 🙏🏾
This is one of my favorite movies.
Please check out the 1st movie from the 1930's. Tom.
Art imitates life. I love this movies.
Personally, I loved the original 1934 version far more. A must watch!
Same - I saw the original with my grandparents and saw this version with my mother. Cried both times.
Me too, Claudette's love interest is Warren William who played Perry Mason in the 30's. I fell in love with him. Raymond Burr he is not.
The 30s versions of this film and this 59 version left me in tears. I've not seen the third version.
Love this movie, have both versions
I love this movie
Loved this movie!!
GREAT 🌟⭐✨🌟 MOVIE 🎥🍿❤.
One of my favorite movies
One of my favorite movie 🎥
Susan Kohner was Sarah Jane and did not have a daughter in the mivie so what is the narrarator even talking about ?!?!