---
title: 'Why Girls Leave Home (1945)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William Berke'
released: '1945-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 69
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/why-girls-leave-home-1945'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038249/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Why Girls Leave Home (1945)

1945 · 69 min · Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Why Girls Leave Home is a 1945 American drama film directed by William Berke, written by Fanya Foss and Bradford Ropes, and starring Lola Lane, Sheldon Leonard, and Pamela Blake. The film's composer, Walter Greene, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score in 1945. Also, Jay Livingston and Ray Evans were nominated for Academy Award for Best Original Song for "The Cat and the Canary".

## Credits

- **Director:** [William Berke](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-berke)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Walter Greene](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-greene)
- **Producer:** [Samuel Sax](https://cinepixo.com/people/samuel-sax)
- **Director of Photography:** [Mack Stengler](https://cinepixo.com/people/mack-stengler)
- **Editor:** [Carl Pierson](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-pierson)

## Cast

- [Walter Baldwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-baldwin)
- [Lola Lane](https://cinepixo.com/people/lola-lane)
- [Claudia Drake](https://cinepixo.com/people/claudia-drake)
- [Paul Guilfoyle](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-guilfoyle-2)
- [Elisha Cook Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/elisha-cook-jr)
- [Virginia Brissac](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginia-brissac)
- [Sheldon Leonard](https://cinepixo.com/people/sheldon-leonard)

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