That's Why I Left You
1943, English. Directed by Edward L. Cahn.
Young couple Joe and Mary Thompson love each other and their children despite the struggles that they have that are typical of most young couples early on in their married life, such as the basics of trying to make ends meet. But after Joe leaves Mary and their inner city life, she finds an unpostmarked envelope under their apartment door with her name written in Joe's handwriting. It contains a letter explaining why he left. It has primarily to do with his feeling that another part of his life was being left behind for his married life, that other life which consists of a want to travel, especially sail the south seas. The actual impetus to leave was inadvertently fostered by Mary through the birthday present she bought for him. So what actually did happen to Joe and will he ever return to his loving wife?
- Runtime
- 0h 10m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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- Released
- 12 June 1943
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Doane R. Hoag
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That's Why I Left You runs 10 minutes (0h 10m).
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That's Why I Left You is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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That's Why I Left You isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 12 June 1943. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed That's Why I Left You?
That's Why I Left You (1943) was directed by Edward L. Cahn and stars James Warren, Jacqueline White, John Nesbitt.