Boob, The / Why Be Good?: Silent Classics Double Feature (BLU-RAY)

US Import

Two laugh-filled romps from the last years of Silent Cinema make up this Double Feature disc.

Directed with the usual splash of skill by the great William A. Wellman, THE BOOB is a lampoon of Hollywood gangsters and cowboys. George K. Arthur stars as Peter Good, whose girlfriend has run off with a bootlegger, sending the hapless boob running after both. The story becomes a culture-clash farce that pits his hick heroism against the wiles of slick-haired gangsters and gin-soaked jazz babies. The film gave Joan Crawford one of her first important roles, as a tough but glamorous revenue agent who helps Peter save the day.

WHY BE GOOD? stars the magnificent Colleen Moore who captures the rebellious flamboyance of the era portraying Pert Kelly, a shopgirl who wins the heart of the boss' son (Neil Hamilton). The boss, however, doubts that Pert is virtuous. His love-struck son wonders if Dad could be right. So, he sets up a little test for his sweetie: He takes Pert to a raucous roadhouse, rents a private room and makes a most ungentlemanly suggestion. Will Pert be good? Or, with Prince Charming in her grasp, will she decide it's better to be bad? M-G-M's The Boob is presented with a joyous musical score written in 2003 by composer Arthur Barrow. First National's Why Be Good? Is presented with its original synchronized Vitaphone soundtrack with synchronized music and sound effects.