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.
- Released
- 1945-10-09
- Genres
- Drama, Crime, Music
- Runtime
- 69 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- William Berke, Fanya Foss, Bradford Ropes
- TMDB rating
- 5.7/10 from 6 votes
Cast
- Lola Lane as Irene Mitchell
- Sheldon Leonard as Chris Williams
- Pamela Blake as Diana Leslie
- Elisha Cook Jr. as Jimmy Lobo
- Paul Guilfoyle as Steve Raymond
- Constance Worth as Flo
- Claudia Drake as Marianna Mason
- Virginia Brissac as Mrs. Leslie
- Thomas E. Jackson as Police Captain Reilly
- Evelyn Eaton as Alice
- Peggy Lou Bianco as Peggy Leslie
- Fred Kohler Jr. as Ted Leslie