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."
1929 | 84m | English
Popularity: 0.1 (history)
| Director: | William A. Seiter |
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| Writer: | Carey Wilson |
| Staring: |
| A flapper unwittingly falls for the boss' son. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 28, 1929 |
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| Director: | William A. Seiter |
| Writer: | Carey Wilson |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance, Drama |
| Keywords | new york city, roadhouse, reputation, generation gap, flapper, salesgirl, dance contest, flirtation, 1920s, shopgirl, father son relationship, mother daughter relationship, romantic pursuit, comedy, exuberant, fast times |
| Production Companies | First National Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 31, 2026 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Phyllis Crane | Salesgirl (uncredited) |
| Andy Devine | Young Man at The Boiler (uncredited) |
| Jean Harlow | Blonde on Rooftop Bench at Junior's Second Party |
| Phil Harris | Drummer in Band at The Boiler (uncredited) |
| Earl McCarthy | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Jack O'Shea | Man at Dance Contest (uncredited) |
| Virginia Sale | Junior's Secretary (uncredited) |
| Hector V. Sarno | Host of Stumble Inn (uncredited) |
| Randolph Scott | Man Dancing at The Boiler (uncredited) |
| Grady Sutton | Guest at Junior's First Party (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| William A. Seiter | Director |
| Carey Wilson | Screenplay, Story |
| Max Rée | Costume Design |
| Sidney Hickox | Director of Photography |
| Terry O. Morse | Editor |
| Lou Davis | Songs |
| J. Fred Coots | Songs |
| Paul Perez | Dialogue |
| Ernest Belcher | Choreographer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| John McCormick | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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