A Douglas Sirk melodrama following struggling white actress Lora Meredith (Lana Turner) and her friendship with Annie Johnson (Juanita Moore), a homeless Black widow. Annie becomes Lora’s housekeeper, while her light-skinned daughter, Sarah Jane, attempts to pass as white, causing heartbreak and conflict.

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