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Why Girls Leave Home

  • 19451945
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 9m
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
59
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Lola Lane in Why Girls Leave Home (1945)
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Diana Leslie is rescued from drowning by reporter Chris Williams. The latter believes it is an attempted murder rather than the suicide indicated by a note, since the girl had made an appoin... Read allDiana Leslie is rescued from drowning by reporter Chris Williams. The latter believes it is an attempted murder rather than the suicide indicated by a note, since the girl had made an appointment to meet him at the dock. The story is told in flashback as Williams visits the peopl... Read allDiana Leslie is rescued from drowning by reporter Chris Williams. The latter believes it is an attempted murder rather than the suicide indicated by a note, since the girl had made an appointment to meet him at the dock. The story is told in flashback as Williams visits the people who know Diana. The parents feel responsible as, against their wishes, Diana had accompa... Read all
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
59
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    • William Berke
    • Fanya Foss(screenplay)
    • Bradford Ropes(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Lola Lane
    • Sheldon Leonard
    • Pamela Blake
    • William Berke
    • Fanya Foss(screenplay)
    • Bradford Ropes(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Lola Lane
    • Sheldon Leonard
    • Pamela Blake
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 2User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Nominated for 2 Oscars

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    Pamela Blake and Elisha Cook Jr. in Why Girls Leave Home (1945)
    Paul Guilfoyle, Virginia Brissac, Evelyn Eaton, Lola Lane, and Constance Worth in Why Girls Leave Home (1945)
    Pamela Blake in Why Girls Leave Home (1945)
    Claudia Drake in Why Girls Leave Home (1945)
    Sheldon Leonard and Constance Worth in Why Girls Leave Home (1945)
    Constance Worth in Why Girls Leave Home (1945)
    Lola Lane and Sheldon Leonard in Why Girls Leave Home (1945)
    Pamela Blake, Elisha Cook Jr., and Constance Worth in Why Girls Leave Home (1945)
    Lola Lane and Constance Worth in Why Girls Leave Home (1945)
    Paul Guilfoyle, Pamela Blake, Virginia Brissac, Elisha Cook Jr., Claudia Drake, Lola Lane, Sheldon Leonard, and Constance Worth in Why Girls Leave Home (1945)
    Pamela Blake, Claudia Drake, Evelyn Eaton, Lola Lane, Sheldon Leonard, and Constance Worth in Why Girls Leave Home (1945)

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    Lola Lane
    Lola Lane
    • Irene Mitchell
    Sheldon Leonard
    Sheldon Leonard
    • Chris Williams
    Pamela Blake
    Pamela Blake
    • Diana Leslie
    Elisha Cook Jr.
    Elisha Cook Jr.
    • Jimmy Lobo
    Paul Guilfoyle
    Paul Guilfoyle
    • Steve Raymond
    Constance Worth
    Constance Worth
    • Flo
    Claudia Drake
    Claudia Drake
    • Marianna Mason
    Virginia Brissac
    Virginia Brissac
    • Mrs. Leslie
    Thomas E. Jackson
    Thomas E. Jackson
    • Police Captain Reilly
    • (as Thomas Jackson)
    Evelyn Eaton
    • Alice
    • (as Evelynne Eaton)
    Peggy Lou Bianco
    • Peggy Leslie
    Fred Kohler Jr.
    Fred Kohler Jr.
    • Ted Leslie
    • (as Fred Kohler)
    Walter Baldwin
    Walter Baldwin
    • Wilbur Harris
    Robert Emmett Keane
    Robert Emmett Keane
    • Ed Blake
    Joel Friedkin
    • Henry Leslie - Customer
    • (uncredited)
    Rex Lease
    Rex Lease
    • Tony - Nightclub Waiter
    • (uncredited)
      • William Berke
      • Fanya Foss(screenplay) (story)
      • Bradford Ropes(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      When Pamela Blake sings "Call Me", the voice we hear is actually that of Claudia Drake who plays a supporting role in the same film.
    • Soundtracks
      The Cat and the Canary
      Music and Lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans

      Sung twice by Pamela Blake (uncredited) (dubbed)

    User reviews2

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    Not a lost film!
    Why Girls Leave Home does, in fact, exist. It isn't shown much, but it is, assuredly, not lost. I know of (and have seen) a 16mm print of it, currently in the hands of a private collector in Pennsylvania. The print was made shortly after the film's theatrical release, probably for the rental market. Quite likely there are others around as well, and it may also have turned up on early television. As far as the quality of the film itself: It's a tough, pretty well-paced little movie, with above-average production values for this studio. Livingston and Evans's Oscar-nominated song is very entertaining and, not surprisingly, the cast is filled with pros. Pamela Blake is more than adequate (if a shade mature) as the innocent heroine, Virginia Brissac (who played mother roles in, seemingly, thousands of movies) gets one of her biggest parts here, and Sheldon Leonard, Elisha Cook and, especially, Lola Lane are better than good. (Lane has a great scenery-chewing moment in the homestretch.) Too bad that it's so little-seen today, because it's definitely one of the best PRC efforts.
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    • Jan 19, 2005

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      • October 9, 1945 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC)
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    • 1 hour 9 minutes
      • Black and White

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