Why Be Good?
| Why Be Good? | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | William A. Seiter |
| Produced by | John McCormick |
| Starring | Colleen Moore Neil Hamilton Bodil Rosing John Sainpolis Edward Martindel |
| Studio | First National Pictures |
| Distributed by | Warner Brothers |
| Release date(s) | 28 February 1929 (silent version) 12 March 1929 (sound version) |
| Running time | 84 minutes |
Why Be Good? (1929) is a silent comedy film from First National Pictures starring Colleen Moore and Neil Hamilton. This movie had a Vitaphone soundtrack with music and sound effects. Jean Harlow had a small role in this movie.
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[edit] Plot
Pert Kelly (Moore), a good girl with a wild reputation, meets Peabody, Jr. That night they set a date for the next evening, but the next morning when Pert shows up for work, she discovers that Peabody Jr. is the personnel manager, son of Peabody, Sr., who owns the store where Pert works. Pert is fired but Jr. is still smitten.
Jr. then invites her to a fancy party at his parents' home. The father is displeased, but Junior informs him that he's devised a test of her virtue. When he tries to push her past her personal limits, she protests, and in the process passes the test. They are married that night.[1]
[edit] Film preservation
This movie was thought to be a lost film. However, a print survives and is awaiting funds to be restored.
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[edit] Footnotes
- Jeff Codori (2012), Colleen Moore; A Biography of the Silent Film Star, McFarland Publishing,(Print ISBN 978-0-7864-4969-9, EBook ISBN 978-0-7864-8899-5).
