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One of the most popular American novelists following WWI and one of the most widely read female novelists of the 20th Century, Fannie Hurst’s work combined the romantic and sentimental with the pressing social issues of her time. Her novels also proved to be great material for Hollywood to adapt to film, with Back Street (1931) getting filmed three times in 1932, 1941 and 1961, and Imitation of Life (1933) getting the silver screen treatment twice, with the first coming a year after the novel’s publication. The 1934 version, directed by John M. Stahl, has gotten the Criterion Collection treatment here on Blu-ray, having been previously released on Blu by Universal alongside Douglas Sirk’s more widely known 1959 remake.
Imitation of Life (1934)
Released: 26 Nov 1934...
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