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Why Be Good? is a american film of genre Drama directed by William A. Seiter released in USA on 28 february 1929 with Colleen Moore
Why Be Good? (1929)
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Add to a movie listWhy Be Good? is a 1929 American silent comedy film from First National Pictures starring Colleen Moore and Neil Hamilton. While the film has no audible dialogue, it is accompanied by a Vitaphone soundtrack with music and sound effects, as well as some synchronized singing.
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Pert Kelly (Moore), a good girl with a wild reputation, meets Winthrop 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 Winthrop Peabody, Jr. is the personnel manager, son of Winthrop Peabody, Sr., who owns the store where Pert works. Pert is fired but Jr. is still smitten.Actors
Colleen Moore
(Pert Kelly)
Neil Hamilton
(Winthrop Peabody Jr.)
Bodil Rosing
(Ma Kelly)
John St. Polis
(Pa Kelly)
Edward Martindel
(Winthrop Peabody Sr.)
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