

"Fannie Hurst's best selling novel of today's tormented generation!"
In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black single mother, who becomes her maid.
Lora Meredith

Steve Archer

Annie Johnson

Susie (16)

Sarah Jane (18)

Allen Loomis

David Edwards

Sarah Jane (8)
Susie (6)

Young man
Photographer
Showgirl

Frankie

Receptionist

Mr. McKenney
Minister

Stage manager

Fat Man on Beach

Teacher

Romano

Fay

Choir Soloist

Geraldine Moore (uncredited)

Party Guest

Audience Member
Furniture Mover

Man at Coney Island

Marching Band Member
Security

Actor at Audition

McKinney

Show Spectator
Marching Band Member
Waiter
Marching Band Member
Lora's Friend

Himself (Archive Footage)

Louis Morton

Iris Dawn

Show Spectator (uncredited)
Cop
Teacher
Doctor

Waiter
Doctor
Watchman

Cop at Funeral

Restaurant Patron
Audience Member

Audience Member

Truck Driver

Dog Owner
Kenneth, Lora's Butler

Moulin Rouge Dancer