· 1921 · 1h 10m

Why Girls Leave Home

Director

Cast

Anna Q. Nilsson as Anna Hedder Maurine Powers as Madeline Wallace Julia Swayne Gordon as Mrs. Wallace Corinne Barker as Ethel Katherine Perry as Edith Kate Blancke as Mrs. Hedder

Crew

John W. Brown — Director of Photography Owen Davis — Writer William Nigh — Writer Harry Rapf — Producer

Tagline

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.

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

lost film

Key Collaborators

William Nigh Director John W. Brown Director of Photography Owen Davis Writer William Nigh Writer Harry Rapf Producer

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