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.[1][2][3] It is a remake of Cradle Snatchers (1927).[4] Why Leave Home? was later remade in 1943 as Let's Face It with Bob Hope.
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| Directed by | Raymond Cannon |
| Screenplay by | Robert S. Carr Walter Catlett |
| Based on | Cradle Snatchers by Russell Medcraft and Norma Mitchell |
| Produced by | Malcolm Stuart Boylan |
| Starring | Sue Carol Nick Stuart Dixie Lee Ilka Chase Walter Catlett Gordon De Main |
| Cinematography | Daniel B. Clark |
| Edited by | Jack Murray |
| Music by | Con Conrad Archie Gottler Sidney D. Mitchell |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cast
edit- Sue Carol as Mary
- Nick Stuart as Dick
- Dixie Lee as Billie
- Ilka Chase as Ethel
- Walter Catlett as Elmer
- Gordon De Main as Roy
- Dot Farley as Susan
- Laura Hamilton as Maude
- Richard Keene as Jose
- Jean Laverty as Jackie
- Jed Prouty as George
Preservation status
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Why Leave Home? (1929) – Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
- ^ Hal Erickson (2016). "Why-Leave-Home- - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
- ^ "Why Leave Home?". Afi.com. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
- ^ American Film Institute (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. 1921-1930. Vol. F2. University of California Press. p. 898. ISBN 0-520-20969-9.
- ^ Why Leave Home? at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files:lost 1929 Fox films
External links
edit- Why Leave Home? at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
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