| Why Smith Left Home | |
|---|---|
 Newspaper advertisement | |
| Directed by | Donald Crisp |
| Written by | Elmer Harris |
| Based on | Why Smith Left Home by George Broadhurst |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
| Starring | Bryant Washburn Lois Wilson |
| Cinematography | Charles Schoenbaum (as C. Edgar Schoenbaum) |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Why Smith Left Home is a 1919 American silent film farce directed by Donald Crisp and starring Bryant Washburn. Famous Players–Lasky produced the film with distribution through Paramount Pictures. This film is based on the turn of the century play, Why Smith Left Home, by George Broadhurst. The play starred Maclyn Arbuckle in the Washburn role.
An incomplete copy of Why Smith Left Home is held at the Library of Congress.
Cast
- Bryant Washburn as John Brown Smith
- Lois Wilson as Marian
- Mayme Kelso as Aunt Mary
- Winter Hall as The General
- Walter Hiers as Bob White
- Margaret Loomis as Julie
- Carrie Clark Ward as Lavina
References
- The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Why Smith Left Home
- Why Smith Left Home on Broadway as a play, 1899 and 1900; IBDb.com
- Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 208, c.1978 by The American Film Institute
- The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Why Smith Left Home
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