...it's like TV Tropes, but LINKED DATA!
Why Be Good?
- 164 statements
- 31 feature instances
- 10 referencing feature instances
| Why Be Good? | type |
TVTItem | |
| Why Be Good? | label |
Why Be Good? | |
| Why Be Good? | page |
WhyBeGood | |
| Why Be Good? | comment |
From the transitional year of 1929, the beginnings of sound and the slow decay of silent films, comes this fun, slightly raunchy romantic comedy.Pert Kelly (Colleen Moore) is just another cool gal having a night on the town when she meets a dashing young man. Both are smitten, so they promise to meet each other the next night. But with morning comes reality, Pert works at a department store, and her new boss is the young man, Winthrop Peabody Jr (Neil Hamilton), she met last night. He’s no longer fun; a stuffed shirt, son of the owner, who’s now working in personnel.A series of comic misunderstandings, and the inevitable answer to the film’s question, make this a newly discovered classic silent film.Colleen Moore’s portrayal of Pert is the epitome of the classic flapper: the bob, the dresses, and lest we forget, the dancing and parties are central to the story, and just downright fun.A pre-stardom Jean Harlow can be seen very briefly as a background character at the 70-minute mark. | |
| Why Be Good? | fetched |
2023-04-29T06:12:12Z | |
| Why Be Good? | parsed |
2023-04-29T06:12:12Z | |
| Why Be Good? | processingComment |
Dropped link to SilentMovie: Not a Feature - ITEM | |
| Why Be Good? | isPartOf |
DBTropes | |
| Why Be Good? / int_1892d512 | type |
Tall, Dark, and Handsome | |
| Why Be Good? / int_1892d512 | comment |
Tall, Dark, and Handsome: Winthrop has all the girls falling over for him. | |
| Why Be Good? / int_1892d512 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_1892d512 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? | hasFeature |
Why Be Good? / int_1892d512 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_1c571556 | type |
The Tease | |
| Why Be Good? / int_1c571556 | comment |
The Tease: With her vivacious spirit, and her knowing smile, Pert can definitely be a considered a top-teaser. | |
| Why Be Good? / int_1c571556 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_1c571556 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? | hasFeature |
Why Be Good? / int_1c571556 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_1e52d870 | type |
Dance Sensation | |
| Why Be Good? / int_1e52d870 | comment |
Dance Sensation: Pert wins a dance contest doing The Charleston. | |
| Why Be Good? / int_1e52d870 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_1e52d870 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? | hasFeature |
Why Be Good? / int_1e52d870 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_3f7a958b | type |
Secret Test of Character | |
| Why Be Good? / int_3f7a958b | comment |
Secret Test of Character: Winthrop takes Pert to a No-Tell Motel in order to test whether or not she's too slutty. When she refuses to have sex with him, she passes. | |
| Why Be Good? / int_3f7a958b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_3f7a958b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? | hasFeature |
Why Be Good? / int_3f7a958b | |
| Why Be Good? / int_41271766 | type |
Happily Ever After | |
| Why Be Good? / int_41271766 | comment |
Happily Ever After: Pert and Winthrop get married. | |
| Why Be Good? / int_41271766 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_41271766 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? | hasFeature |
Why Be Good? / int_41271766 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_46d3f869 | type |
Family Business | |
| Why Be Good? / int_46d3f869 | comment |
Family Business: Winthrop Peabody Sr is the owner of a department store, and his son has been newly made head of personnel. | |
| Why Be Good? / int_46d3f869 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_46d3f869 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? | hasFeature |
Why Be Good? / int_46d3f869 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_5c71cdf5 | type |
Plucky Office Girl | |
| Why Be Good? / int_5c71cdf5 | comment |
Plucky Office Girl: Pert is the best salesgirl in her department, and is fairly popular with her coworkers. | |
| Why Be Good? / int_5c71cdf5 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_5c71cdf5 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? | hasFeature |
Why Be Good? / int_5c71cdf5 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_5f611b7e | type |
Good All Along | |
| Why Be Good? / int_5f611b7e | comment |
Good All Along: Peabody Jr’s dad seemed skeptical that a party girl like Pert could be serious marriage material for his son. He’s soon proven wrong with the film's conclusion. | |
| Why Be Good? / int_5f611b7e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_5f611b7e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? | hasFeature |
Why Be Good? / int_5f611b7e | |
| Why Be Good? / int_6d7026fa | type |
Punny Name | |
| Why Be Good? / int_6d7026fa | comment |
Punny Name: The motel that Winthrop takes Pert to is called the "Stumble Inn". | |
| Why Be Good? / int_6d7026fa | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_6d7026fa | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? | hasFeature |
Why Be Good? / int_6d7026fa | |
| Why Be Good? / int_7b459dff | type |
'20s Bob Haircut | |
| Why Be Good? / int_7b459dff | comment |
'20s Bob Haircut: Colleen Moore, along with her contemporary, Louise Brooks, made this hairstyle very popular. | |
| Why Be Good? / int_7b459dff | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_7b459dff | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? | hasFeature |
Why Be Good? / int_7b459dff | |
| Why Be Good? / int_7febc23b | type |
Establishing Character Moment | |
| Why Be Good? / int_7febc23b | comment |
Establishing Character Moment: A title introduces Pert as "an effervescent American girl", which neatly describes Colleen Moore's whole career. The film then cuts to Pert dancing in, and winning, a Charleston contest. She's established as a fun-loving party girl. | |
| Why Be Good? / int_7febc23b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_7febc23b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? | hasFeature |
Why Be Good? / int_7febc23b | |
| Why Be Good? / int_8a409f7c | type |
The Flapper | |
| Why Be Good? / int_8a409f7c | comment |
The Flapper: Pert Kelly, as mentioned above, is the total embodiment of the modern, sophisticated woman. She makes her own money, goes out partying late into the night, and flirts, conquers, and enchants the men around her. | |
| Why Be Good? / int_8a409f7c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_8a409f7c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? | hasFeature |
Why Be Good? / int_8a409f7c | |
| Why Be Good? / int_9858c391 | type |
Chick Magnet | |
| Why Be Good? / int_9858c391 | comment |
Chick Magnet: Winthrop Jr definitely is, making his first day on the job harder with all those salesgirls giving him the eye. | |
| Why Be Good? / int_9858c391 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_9858c391 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? | hasFeature |
Why Be Good? / int_9858c391 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_99699561 | type |
Questioning Title? | |
| Why Be Good? / int_99699561 | comment |
Questioning Title?: Why be good? To get a husband, of course! | |
| Why Be Good? / int_99699561 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_99699561 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? | hasFeature |
Why Be Good? / int_99699561 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_aca54dad | type |
Discreet Drink Disposal | |
| Why Be Good? / int_aca54dad | comment |
Discreet Drink Disposal: Jimmy, Pert's rather gross date, is making a concerted effort to get her drunk so he can have sex with her. She covers the mouth of the flask with her thumb when tipping it back. | |
| Why Be Good? / int_aca54dad | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_aca54dad | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? | hasFeature |
Why Be Good? / int_aca54dad | |
| Why Be Good? / int_b032e4ed | type |
Ms. Fanservice | |
| Why Be Good? / int_b032e4ed | comment |
Ms. Fanservice: We see Pert in her bra while her mother helps her undress! | |
| Why Be Good? / int_b032e4ed | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_b032e4ed | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? | hasFeature |
Why Be Good? / int_b032e4ed | |
| Why Be Good? / int_b6cebad3 | type |
Double Standard | |
| Why Be Good? / int_b6cebad3 | comment |
Double Standard: Near the end of the film, Pert gives a damning speech about the double standards held against women. Dialogue cards read: | |
| Why Be Good? / int_b6cebad3 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_b6cebad3 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? | hasFeature |
Why Be Good? / int_b6cebad3 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_bb0a2242 | type |
No-Tell Motel | |
| Why Be Good? / int_bb0a2242 | comment |
No-Tell Motel: Winthrop takes Pert to one as a test of her virtue. | |
| Why Be Good? / int_bb0a2242 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_bb0a2242 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? | hasFeature |
Why Be Good? / int_bb0a2242 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_c867e57 | type |
TheRoaringTwenties | |
| Why Be Good? / int_c867e57 | comment |
The Roaring '20s | |
| Why Be Good? / int_c867e57 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_c867e57 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? | hasFeature |
Why Be Good? / int_c867e57 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_dc579c91 | type |
Contrived Coincidence | |
| Why Be Good? / int_dc579c91 | comment |
Contrived Coincidence: New York City isn't a small town but Winthrop meets at a nightclub a girl that turns out to work at his business. | |
| Why Be Good? / int_dc579c91 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_dc579c91 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? | hasFeature |
Why Be Good? / int_dc579c91 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_de89c0a1 | type |
Dating What Daddy Hates | |
| Why Be Good? / int_de89c0a1 | comment |
Dating What Daddy Hates: Inverted, since it’s Winthrop bringing Pert, a girl with a dubious reputation, but it’s his father that disapproves of her. Peabody Sr goes through great lengths to make sure his son is not taken for a ride. He fires poor Pert, the best salesgirl they have. His suspicions are summed up well in this speech: | |
| Why Be Good? / int_de89c0a1 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_de89c0a1 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? | hasFeature |
Why Be Good? / int_de89c0a1 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_e303d198 | type |
Whole-Plot Reference | |
| Why Be Good? / int_e303d198 | comment |
Whole-Plot Reference: Hm. Fiery, spirited flapper. Rich young man takes an interest in her. Rich young man turns out to be an executive at her work. A misunderstanding causes the man to question the woman's virtue, causing her to lose her job and interrupting their romance. We're talking about Clara Bow's 1927 film It, right? | |
| Why Be Good? / int_e303d198 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_e303d198 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? | hasFeature |
Why Be Good? / int_e303d198 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_e52a0409 | type |
Calling the Old Man Out | |
| Why Be Good? / int_e52a0409 | comment |
Calling the Old Man Out: Pa Kelly has serious issues with Pert going out to parties and wearing the outfits she has. She quickly rebuttals with this: | |
| Why Be Good? / int_e52a0409 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_e52a0409 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? | hasFeature |
Why Be Good? / int_e52a0409 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_e5448c9 | type |
Pimped-Out Dress | |
| Why Be Good? / int_e5448c9 | comment |
Pimped-Out Dress: All of Pert’s outfits are cute, and have the jazz age appropriate additions of fringe and ruffles. | |
| Why Be Good? / int_e5448c9 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_e5448c9 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? | hasFeature |
Why Be Good? / int_e5448c9 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_e6f2f710 | type |
But Liquor Is Quicker | |
| Why Be Good? / int_e6f2f710 | comment |
But Liquor Is Quicker: "Well mama—now that I'm tea'd up—let's neck." | |
| Why Be Good? / int_e6f2f710 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_e6f2f710 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? | hasFeature |
Why Be Good? / int_e6f2f710 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_eae41a | type |
The Vamp | |
| Why Be Good? / int_eae41a | comment |
The Vamp: The vamps. At the department store, the salesgirls who are late and wind up at personnel—which is now Winthrop Jr’s new job—try to dissuade him from writing them up by playing some coy maneuvers. But Winthrop is Not Distracted by the Sexy. | |
| Why Be Good? / int_eae41a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_eae41a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? | hasFeature |
Why Be Good? / int_eae41a | |
| Why Be Good? / int_ed503b22 | type |
Match Cut | |
| Why Be Good? / int_ed503b22 | comment |
Match Cut: From Pert lying in bed staring pensively up at the ceiling, to Winthrop Sr. in a similar position on the couch. From Pert holding a dress up to evaluate it, to Pert in the same position but now wearing the dress. | |
| Why Be Good? / int_ed503b22 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_ed503b22 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? | hasFeature |
Why Be Good? / int_ed503b22 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_f51f4509 | type |
Tagline | |
| Why Be Good? / int_f51f4509 | comment |
Tagline: "She won him with her pep - but almost lost him with her rep." | |
| Why Be Good? / int_f51f4509 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_f51f4509 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? | hasFeature |
Why Be Good? / int_f51f4509 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_fa6bfde9 | type |
Have a Gay Old Time | |
| Why Be Good? / int_fa6bfde9 | comment |
Have a Gay Old Time: "One night you make love to me—and the next day you fire me!" Pert's talking about their date. | |
| Why Be Good? / int_fa6bfde9 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_fa6bfde9 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? | hasFeature |
Why Be Good? / int_fa6bfde9 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_faa71569 | type |
Romantic False Lead | |
| Why Be Good? / int_faa71569 | comment |
Romantic False Lead:The smooth talking, greasy-haired Jimmy. | |
| Why Be Good? / int_faa71569 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_faa71569 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? | hasFeature |
Why Be Good? / int_faa71569 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_name | type |
ItemName | |
| Why Be Good? / int_name | comment |
||
| Why Be Good? / int_name | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? / int_name | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Why Be Good? | hasFeature |
Why Be Good? / int_name | |
| Why Be Good? / int_name | itemName |
Why Be Good? |
The following is a list of statements referring to the current page from other pages.
| Why Be Good? | hasFeature |
Dance Sensation / int_f7ca574e | |
| Why Be Good? | hasFeature |
Dating What Daddy Hates / int_f7ca574e | |
| Why Be Good? | hasFeature |
Family Business / int_f7ca574e | |
| Why Be Good? | hasFeature |
Plucky Office Girl / int_f7ca574e | |
| Why Be Good? | hasFeature |
Questioning Title? / int_f7ca574e | |
| Why Be Good? | hasFeature |
Romantic Comedy / int_f7ca574e | |
| Why Be Good? | hasFeature |
Spirited Young Lady / int_f7ca574e | |
| Why Be Good? | hasFeature |
The Flapper / int_f7ca574e | |
| Why Be Good? | hasFeature |
The Roaring '20s / int_f7ca574e | |
| Why Be Good? | hasFeature |
'20s Bob Haircut / int_f7ca574e |
Copyright of DBTropes.org wrapper 2009-2013 DFKI Knowledge Management. Imprint. - Thanks to Bakken&Baeck for hosting. Contact.
Copyright of data TVTropes.org contributors under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.
Copyright of data TVTropes.org contributors under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.