Why Smith Left Home
1919 film by Donald Crisp
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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.[1] This film is based on the turn of the century play, Why Smith Left Home, by George Broadhurst.[2] The play starred Maclyn Arbuckle in the Washburn role.
Directed byDonald Crisp
Written byElmer Harris
Based onWhy Smith Left Home
by George Broadhurst
by George Broadhurst
Produced byAdolph Zukor
Jesse Lasky
Jesse Lasky
| 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 |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
An incomplete copy of Why Smith Left Home is held at the Library of Congress.[3][4]
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
