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.
| Why Smith Left Home | |
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| 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]
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