
Imitation of Life
- APPROVED
- Year:
- 1934
- 111 min
- 495 Views
[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
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