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Why Girls Leave Home
Why Girls Leave Home
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Why Girls Leave Home

1921
1h 10m

Status

Released

Release

1921

Runtime

1h 10m

Storyline

"Greatest of All Human Interest Photoplays - Contrasting the Lives of Two Souls Dragged Out of the Pit by Their Parents. SO TRUE SO REAL SO GOOD You owe it to yourself to see it."

Mr. Hedder is an old fashioned man who will not let his daughter Anna own an evening gown, but she is given one by a friend who is a model. Hedder believes that she stole it and confers with Mr. Wallace, the owner of the store. On Wallace's advice, Hedder hits Anna, causing her to leave home and move in with some gold diggers.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 10m
Sep 4, 1921
Director
William Nigh
William Nigh
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures

Top Cast

12 Cast Members

Anna Q. Nilsson

Anna Q. Nilsson

Anna Hedder

Maurine Powers

Maurine Powers

Madeline Wallace

Julia Swayne Gordon

Julia Swayne Gordon

Mrs. Wallace

Corinne Barker

Ethel

Katherine Perry

Katherine Perry

Edith

Kate Blancke

Kate Blancke

Mrs. Hedder

Claude King

Claude King

Mr. Wallace

Coit Albertson

Coit Albertson

Mr. Reynolds

George Lessey

George Lessey

Mr. Hedder

John B. O'Brien

John B. O'Brien

Joseph

Dan Mason

Dan Mason

Dodo

Arthur Gordini

Mr. Jackson

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