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Why Leave Home? is a 1929 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Raymond Cannon and written by Robert Spencer Carr and Walter Catlett. The film stars Sue Carol, Nick Stuart, Dixie Lee, Ilka Chase, Walter Catlett, and Gordon De Main. The film was released on August 25, 1929, by Fox Film Corporation. It is a remake of Cradle Snatchers (1927). Why Leave Home? was later remade in 1943 as Let's Face It with Bob Hope.
Original Release
10/01/1929
US Release
10/01/1929
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Sue Carol | Mary |
| Nick Stuart | Dick |
| Dixie Lee | Billie |
| Ilka Chase | Ethel |
| David Rollins | Oscar |
| Jean Laverty | Jackie / Jackie (as Jean Bary) |
| Jed Prouty | George |
| Richard Keene | Jose |
| Laura Hamilton | Maude |
| Dot Farley | Susan |
Directors
Writers
Walter Catlett, Russell G. Medcraft, Norman Mitchell, Robert S. Carr
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Sue Carol | Mary |
| Nick Stuart | Dick |
| Dixie Lee | Billie |
| Ilka Chase | Ethel |
| David Rollins | Oscar |
| Jean Laverty | Jackie / Jackie (as Jean Bary) |
| Jed Prouty | George |
| Richard Keene | Jose |
| Laura Hamilton | Maude |
| Dot Farley | Susan |
| Gordon De Main | Roy |
| Gus Arnheim | Gus Arnheim |
| Fred MacMurray | Orchestra Musician |
| Walter Catlett | Elmer |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Malcolm Stuart Boylan | Producer |
