
Why Girls Leave Home (1945)
5.0|9 Oct, 1945|69 min
The VIOLENT, UNVARNISHED TRUTH about the scores of thousands of young girls who recklessly toss away home ties for a life of dangerous thrills!
5.0|9 Oct, 1945|69 min
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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.
Keywords
gambling
gangster
show business
cigarette
nightclub
deception
singer
held at gunpoint
hoodlum
Casts

Lola Lane
Irene Mitchell

Sheldon Leonard
Chris Williams

Pamela Blake
Diana Leslie

Elisha Cook Jr.
Jimmy Lobo

Paul Guilfoyle
Steve Raymond

Constance Worth
Flo

Claudia Drake
Marianna Mason

Virginia Brissac
Mrs. Leslie

Thomas E. Jackson
Police Captain Reilly
Evelyn Eaton
Alice
Peggy Lou Bianco
Peggy Leslie

Fred Kohler Jr.
Ted Leslie

Walter Baldwin
Wilbur Harris

Robert Emmett Keane
Ed Blake

Rex Lease
Tony - Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Crews
Samuel Sax
Producer
Mack Stengler
Director of Photography
Fanya Foss
Screenplay
Carl Pierson
Editor
Fanya Foss
Story
Bradford Ropes
Screenplay
William Berke
Director
Ray Evans
Songs
Walter Greene
Original Music Composer
Jay Livingston
Songs
Frank McWhorter
Sound
William A. Calihan Jr.
Assistant Director
Edward C. Jewell
Art Direction
Walter Greene
Music Director
Glenn P. Thompson
Set Decoration

Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
Mona Barry
Wardrobe Designer
Mack Stengler
Cinematography
Backdrops & Posters
