Why Girls Leave Home (1945)

Crime Drama Music

In this crime drama, a young woman leaves her unhappy life at home to become a sophisticated night club singer. Her first job is nearly fatal when she entangles herself with the mobsters who own the joint and learns too much about their operation. Her boss decides to kill her and make it look like suicide. An intrepid reporter disbelieves the report and exposes the truth to the public.

Updated May 28 2020

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1945-10-09

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Keywords:

gambling show business gangster deception singer cigarette smoking held at gunpoint hoodlum

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Runtime: 69 mins Rating: 5.0 Tag Line: The VIOLENT, UNVARNISHED TRUTH about the scores of thousands of young girls who recklessly toss away home ties for a life of dangerous thrills!

Cast

Virginia Brissac

Mrs. Leslie

Elisha Cook Jr.

Jimmy Lobo

Sheldon Leonard

Chris Williams

Thomas E. Jackson

Police Captain Reilly (as Thomas Jackson)

Claudia Drake

Marianna Mason

Lola Lane

Irene Mitchell

Constance Worth

Flo

Paul Guilfoyle

Steve Raymond

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Crew

Bud Westmore

Makeup Artist

Bradford Ropes

Screenplay

Edward C. Jewell

Art Direction

Carl Pierson

Editor

Walter Greene

Music Director

Frank McWhorter

Sound

Mack Stengler

Director of Photography

Mack Stengler

Cinematography

Bud Westmore

Makeup Artist

Bradford Ropes

Screenplay

Edward C. Jewell

Art Direction

Carl Pierson

Editor

Walter Greene

Music Director

Frank McWhorter

Sound

Mack Stengler

Director of Photography

Mack Stengler

Cinematography

William Berke

Director

Fanya Foss

Story

Fanya Foss

Screenplay

William A. Calihan Jr.

Assistant Director

Samuel Sax

Producer

Glenn P. Thompson

Set Decoration

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