Why Girls Leave Home
1921, English. Directed by William Nigh.
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.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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- Released
- 4 September 1921
- Written by
- Owen Davis, William Nigh
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Why Girls Leave Home runs 70 minutes (1h 10m).
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Why Girls Leave Home is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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Why Girls Leave Home isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 September 1921. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Why Girls Leave Home?
Why Girls Leave Home (1921) was directed by William Nigh and stars Anna Q. Nilsson, Maurine Powers, Julia Swayne Gordon.