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.
Beatrice 'Bea' Pullman
Claudette Colbert
Delilah Johnson
Louise Beavers
Stephen 'Steve' Archer
Warren William
Jessie Pullman, Age 18
Rochelle Hudson
Elmer Smith
Ned Sparks
Peola Johnson, Age 19
Fredi Washington
Baby Jessie Pullman, Age 3
Juanita Quigley
Martin the Furniture Man
Alan Hale
The Painter
Henry Armetta
Beatrice's Butler Jarvis
Wyndham Standing
Young Woman at Party (uncredited)
Joyce Compton
Mrs. Eden (uncredited)
Noel Francis
Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
Jane Withers
Peola's Frontrow Classmate (uncredited)
Marcia Mae Jones
Dr. Preston (uncredited)
Henry Kolker
Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
Hattie McDaniel
Man Buying Cigar (uncredited)
William B. Davidson
Englishman at Party (uncredited)
William Austin
James (uncredited)
G.P. Huntley
Tipsy Man at Party (uncredited)
Tyler Brooke
Party Guest (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
Teacher Outside Classroom (uncredited)
Claire McDowell
Minor Role (uncredited)
Jean Fenwick
Party Guest (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Pallbearer (uncredited)
Jesse Graves
Party Guest (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Party Guest Saying Goodbye (uncredited)
David Newell
Party Guest (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe
Mr. Carven (uncredited)
Franklin Pangborn
Mr. Bristol, Landlord (uncredited)
Clarence Wilson
Jessie Pullman, Age 8 (uncredited)
Marilyn Knowlden
Mrs. Dale (uncredited)
Lenita Lane
Jackson's Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
Paul Porcasi
Young Man Proposing Toast (uncredited)
Barry Norton
Butler at Party (uncredited)
Edgar Norton
Party Guest (uncredited)
Ronald R. Rondell
Party Guest (uncredited)
Gay Seabrook
Customer in Pancake Shop (uncredited)
Teru Shimada
Party Guest (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
Libby Taylor
Cook (uncredited)
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Mrs. Craven (uncredited)
Alma Tell
Man at Funeral (uncredited)
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Hugh (uncredited)
Walter Walker
Peola Johnson, Age 10 (uncredited)
Dorothy Black
French Maid (uncredited)
Alyce Ardell
Party Guest (uncredited)
Monya Andre
Secretary (uncredited)
Edna Bowdoin
Waitress (uncredited)
Daisy Bufford
Teacher (uncredited)
Norma Drew
Mrs. Ramsey (uncredited)
Paullyn Garner
Minister (uncredited)
Reverend Gregg
Peola Johnson, Age 4 (uncredited)
Sebie Hendricks
Undertaker (uncredited)
Stuart Johnston
Funeral Spectator (uncredited)
Tiny Jones
Chauffeur (uncredited)
Curry Lee
Woman at Funeral (uncredited)
Bessie Lyle
Footman (uncredited)
Julius Molnar
Man at Funeral (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Party Guest (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer
Man at Funeral (uncredited)
Hayes Robinson
Party Guest (uncredited)
Ethel Sykes
Man at Funeral (uncredited)
Martin Turner
Party Guest (uncredited)
Bruce Warren
Maid (uncredited)
Hazel Washington