Why Be Good? (1929)
A whoopee picture about the wild younger set. The real low down on flaming youth-right from the shoulder, right to your heart. You are the loser if you don't see "Why Be Good."
A flapper unwittingly falls for the boss' son.
- Date of release
- 1929-02-28
- TMDB
- 6.8 / 10 (13)
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Director
- William A. Seiter
Casting
- Colleen Moore — Pert Kelly
- Bodil Rosing — Ma Kelly
- John St. Polis — Pa Kelly
- Neil Hamilton — Winthrop Peabody Jr.
- Edward Martindel — Winthrop Peabody Sr.
- Louis Natheaux — Jimmy Alexander
- Lincoln Stedman — Tom
- Eddie Clayton — Jerry
- Collette Merton — Julie
- Dixie Gay — Susie
- Mischa Auer — Man Dancing at The Boiler (uncredited)
- Bobby Burns Berman — Night Club Show Host (uncredited)
Interesting facts
Why Be Good? is a 1929 American Synchronized sound comedy film produced by First National Pictures starring Colleen Moore and Neil Hamilton. While the film has no audible dialogue, it is accompanied by a Vitaphone soundtrack that features a musical score with sound effects and some synchronized singing.
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