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In Fanny Hurst’s novel, Delilah’s daughter dreams of working in white restaurants, achieves her dream of passing and marries a white man before escaping America and her identity. In the 1934 movie as well as Sirk’s version Delilah/Annie’s daughter doesn’t get away so cleanly.

In Fanny Hurst’s novel, Delilah’s daughter dreams of working in white restaurants, achieves her dream of passing and marries a white man before escaping America and her identity. In the 1934 movie as well as Sirk’s version Delilah/Annie’s daughter doesn’t get away so cleanly.

Rick McGinnis, “Leave Them Wanting More: Douglas Sirk and Imitation of Life,” Steyn Online, September 18, 2021. https://www.steynonline.com/11701/leave-them-wanting-more-douglas-sirk.

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