Why Girls Leave Home (1945)
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.
Director:
William Berke
Writers:
Fanya Foss, Bradford Ropes.
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Lola Lane as Irene Mitchell |
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Sheldon Leonard as Chris Williams |
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Pamela Blake as Diana Leslie |
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Elisha Cook Jr. as Jimmy Lobo |
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Paul Guilfoyle as Steve Raymond |
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Constance Worth as Flo |
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Claudia Drake as Marianna Mason |
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Virginia Brissac as Mrs. Leslie |
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Thomas E. Jackson as Police Captain Reilly |
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Evelyn Eaton as Alice |
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Peggy Lou Bianco as Peggy Leslie |
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Fred Kohler Jr. as Ted Leslie |
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Walter Baldwin as Wilbur Harris |
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Robert Emmett Keane as Ed Blake |
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Rex Lease as Tony - Nightclub Waiter (uncredited) |
| Production | Samuel Sax | Producer |
| Camera | Mack Stengler | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Fanya Foss | Screenplay |
| Editing | Carl Pierson | Editor |
| Writing | Fanya Foss | Story |
| Writing | Bradford Ropes | Screenplay |
| Directing | William Berke | Director |
| Sound | Ray Evans | Songs |
| Sound | Walter Greene | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Jay Livingston | Songs |
| Sound | Frank McWhorter | Sound |
| Directing | William A. Calihan Jr. | Assistant Director |
| Art | Edward C. Jewell | Art Direction |
| Sound | Walter Greene | Music Director |
| Art | Glenn P. Thompson | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bud Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mona Barry | Wardrobe Designer |
| Crew | Mack Stengler | Cinematography |
