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Why Be Good?
“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."”
6.8 / 10• 1929• 1h 24m•NR• English
ComedyDramaRomance
Storyline
A flapper unwittingly falls for the boss' son.
Cast & Crew
Colleen Moore
Pert Kelly
Lead
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
EC
Eddie Clayton
Jerry
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. William A. Seiter's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Why Be Good? is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
