Why Smith Left Home (1919)
- Directed by
- Donald Crisp
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 50 min
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A man tries to enjoy some peace at home but keeps getting into silly troubles. The story follows his attempts to escape domestic chaos with humorous results.
light-heartedplayfulchaoticbreezywhimsicalcomedicold-fashionedfast-paced
What happens
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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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