can anyone tell me the name of the movie where a young black girl with light skin passed for white and she was

Question

ashamed of her mother until the end of the movie when she realized how special her mother really was. at the end they gave her mother a horse drawn funeral procession

Answer 1

You are thinking of "Imitation Of Life".

There are two versions of this movie; one starring Claudette Colbert made in 1934 and another starring Lana Turner made in 1959.

The irony of this is that in the first (1934) version of the story the daughter "passing" for white was played by a talented, largely forgotten actress by the name of Fredi Washington. Ironic because she was a light-skinned black actress who chose to play black parts despite studio opposition. She had the opportunity to "pass" in starring roles and yet declined. She was later active in the civil rights movement. Incidentally, had she chosen to "pass" she would not have been the first (or last) actress to do so. Merle Oberon, a major star of the period, also "passed". For many years the woman she presented as her maid was, in fact, her mother. She specialized in playing "delicate" English heroines and was the female lead (Cathy) opposite Laurence Olivier in "Wuthering Heights".

In the 1959 version (likely the one you remember) Susan Kohner, a white actress, played the part of the "passing" black daughter. It was a somewhat exploitative film (along with "Peyton Place") because of the personal story of Lana Turner, then making a "come-back" and the issues with her own daughter and the court case involving the death of her (Turner's) mobster boyfriend, Johnny Stampanato.

By the way, the great gospel artist Mahalia Jackson sang the song you remember in the funeral scene.

Answer 2

Imitation of Life - w/ Lana Turner.

Answer 3

sounds like Imatation of Life

Answer 4

imitation of life

Answer 5

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