Silent film once again comes alive in SLO! Considered a lost film for many decades, a 35mm print of the 1929 silent comedy film Why Be Good?, starring SLO icon Colleen Moore, was discovered in an Italian archive in the late 1990s. Now nearly 90 years after its first release, this newly restored version will be screened alongside a genuine period-authentic live score provided by renowned silent film organ accompanist, Christian Elliott.
Why Be Good? tells the story of Pert Kelly, a wild but virtuous young girl, who falls in love with Peabody Jr., the wealthy heir to the store where she works. At the insistence of Peabody Sr., who owns the store, Pert is fired and warns his son about about the lack of virtues of the “modern” woman. On the next date, Peabody Jr. devises a test of Pert’s virtues.
Christian Elliott is one of today’s premier theatre organists who specializes in presenting historically authentic silent film accompaniment. The protégé of legendary silent film organist Gaylord Carter, he was fortunate to have had the tradition of silent film accompaniment passed down to him from one of the foremost film accompaniments of the silent film era.
Sponsored by Bert & Candace Forbes