6 Best Grady Sutton Movies

By Vlad Zakh · September 11, 2026

Comedy feel good

Grady Sutton was a familiar Hollywood character actor typecast as bashful, dim-witted young men, appearing in nearly two hundred films across a career spanning six decades. In Vito (2011): A documentary chronicles gay activist Vito Russo’s journey from Stonewall to becoming a passionate voice against AIDS-era injustice. Worth seeking out is Why Be Good? (1929): A carefree flapper unwittingly falls for her boss’s son in this lively silent-era romantic comedy.

Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979) 01

Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)

IMDb ★ 6.3

A group of rock-loving students enlists the Ramones to help them take over their school and fight an oppressive new administration.

Living It Up (1954) 02

Living It Up (1954)

IMDb ★ 6.5

A railroad worker mistakenly diagnosed with radiation poisoning is whisked to New York City for the trip of a lifetime.

Dr. Socrates (1935) 03

Dr. Socrates (1935)

IMDb ★ 6.6

A disgraced surgeon turned small-town doctor gets pulled into treating a dangerous gangster hiding out nearby.

Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971) 04

Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)

IMDb ★ 6.6

A con artist mistaken for a famous gunfighter is hired by two rival mining companies to drive each other out of town.

Why Be Good? (1929) 05

Why Be Good? (1929)

IMDb ★ 6.8

A carefree flapper unwittingly falls for her boss's son in this lively silent-era romantic comedy.

Vito (2011) 06

Vito (2011)

IMDb ★ 7.0

A documentary chronicles gay activist Vito Russo's journey from Stonewall to becoming a passionate voice against AIDS-era injustice.

Vlad Zakh

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