Why Be Good? is a 1929 American Synchronized sound comedy film produced by First National Pictures starring Colleen Moore and Neil Hamilton. While the film has no audible dialogue, it is accompanied by a Vitaphone soundtrack that features a musical score with sound effects and some synchronized singing.
Why Be Good? had been considered a lost film for many decades, with only the film’s Vitaphone soundtrack still in existence. In the late 1990s, a 35mm print of the film was discovered in the archives of the Cineteca Italiana. Restoration work was completed in 2014, funded by Warner Bros. and The Vitaphone Project.
