Why Be Good?

Why Be Good? (1929)

6.8 84 min Movie
ComedyDramaRomance

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.

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Cast

Colleen Moore Colleen Moore Pert Kelly
Bodil Rosing Bodil Rosing Ma Kelly
John St. Polis John St. Polis Pa Kelly
Neil Hamilton Neil Hamilton Winthrop Peabody Jr.
Edward Martindel Edward Martindel Winthrop Peabody Sr.
Louis Natheaux Louis Natheaux Jimmy Alexander
Lincoln Stedman Lincoln Stedman Tom
Eddie Clayton Eddie Clayton Jerry
Collette Merton Collette Merton Julie
Dixie Gay Dixie Gay Susie
Mischa Auer Mischa Auer Man Dancing at The Boiler (uncredited)
Bobby Burns Berman Bobby Burns Berman Night Club Show Host (uncredited)

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