Discover
Why Girls Leave Home is a 1945 American drama film directed by William Berke, wrote 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 was nominated for Academy Award for Best Original Song for "The Cat and the Canary".
Original Release
10/09/1945
US Release
10/09/1945
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lola Lane | Irene Mitchell |
| Sheldon Leonard | Chris Williams |
| Pamela Blake | Diana Leslie |
| Elisha Cook Jr. | Jimmy Lobo |
| Paul Guilfoyle | Steve Raymond |
| Constance Worth | Flo |
| Claudia Drake | Marianna Mason |
| Virginia Brissac | Mrs. Leslie |
| Thomas E. Jackson | Police Captain Reilly (as Thomas Jackson) / Police Captain Reilly |
| Evelyn Eaton | Alice |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lola Lane | Irene Mitchell |
| Sheldon Leonard | Chris Williams |
| Pamela Blake | Diana Leslie |
| Elisha Cook Jr. | Jimmy Lobo |
| Paul Guilfoyle | Steve Raymond |
| Constance Worth | Flo |
| Claudia Drake | Marianna Mason |
| Virginia Brissac | Mrs. Leslie |
| Thomas E. Jackson | Police Captain Reilly (as Thomas Jackson) / Police Captain Reilly |
| Evelyn Eaton | Alice |
| Peggy Lou Bianco | Peggy Leslie |
| Fred Kohler Jr. | Ted Leslie |
| Walter Baldwin | Wilbur Harris |
| Robert Emmett Keane | Ed Blake |
| Joel Friedkin | Henry Leslie - Customer |
| Rex Lease | Tony - Nightclub Waiter |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Samuel Sax | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1946 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song | Nominated |
| 1946 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture | Nominated |
