Why Girls Leave Home
Why Girls Leave Home

Why Girls Leave Home (1945)

1945-10-09

(US) •

Drama,

Crime,

Music

The VIOLENT, UNVARNISHED TRUTH about the scores of thousands of young girls who recklessly toss away home ties for a life of dangerous thrills!

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Overview

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.

Movie Cast

Why Girls Leave Home

Lola Lane

Irene Mitchell

Why Girls Leave Home

Sheldon Leonard

Chris Williams

Why Girls Leave Home

Pamela Blake

Diana Leslie

Why Girls Leave Home

Elisha Cook Jr.

Jimmy Lobo

Why Girls Leave Home

Paul Guilfoyle

Steve Raymond

Why Girls Leave Home

Constance Worth

Flo

Why Girls Leave Home

Claudia Drake

Marianna Mason

Why Girls Leave Home

Virginia Brissac

Mrs. Leslie

Why Girls Leave Home

Thomas E. Jackson

Police Captain Reilly

Why Girls Leave Home

Evelyn Eaton

Alice

Why Girls Leave Home

Peggy Lou Bianco

Peggy Leslie

Why Girls Leave Home

Fred Kohler Jr.

Ted Leslie

Why Girls Leave Home

Walter Baldwin

Wilbur Harris

Why Girls Leave Home

Robert Emmett Keane

Ed Blake

Why Girls Leave Home

Rex Lease

Tony - Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)