Why Be Good?

Why Be Good? (1929) — comedy, drama, romance film. Directed by William A. Seiter. Starring Colleen Moore, Bodil Rosing, John St. Polis, Neil Hamilton. This page maps 5 characters and 5 relationships between them as an interactive character network.

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Story Analysis

Pert Kelly's courtship with Winthrop Peabody Jr. challenges social judgments about female virtue and ultimately changes Senior's judgment.

Comedy, Drama, Romance · 6.8/10 · 81 min · 1929

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Credits

Director

William A. Seiter
Cast

as Pert Kelly

Colleen Moore
Cast

as Ma Kelly

Bodil Rosing
Cast

as Pa Kelly

John St. Polis
Cast

as Winthrop Peabody Jr.

Neil Hamilton
Cast

as Winthrop Peabody Sr.

Edward Martindel
Cast

as Jimmy Alexander

Louis Natheaux
Cast

as Tom

Lincoln Stedman
Cast

as Jerry

Eddie Clayton
Cast

as Julie

Collette Merton
Cast

as Susie

Dixie Gay
Cast

as Man Dancing at The Boiler (uncredited)

Mischa Auer
Cast

as Night Club Show Host (uncredited)

Bobby Burns Berman

Images

Content sources

Plot analysis generated from content on Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Related entry on Wikidata (Q7997723), public domain (CC0).