Why Worry?
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| Directed by | Fred Newmeyer Sam Taylor |
| Produced by | Hal Roach |
| Written by | Sam Taylor (story) H.M. Walker (titles) |
| Starring | Harold Lloyd (Harold Van Pelham) Jobyna Ralston (Nurse) John Aasen (Colosso) Jim Mason (Jim Blake) |
| Cinematography | Walter Lundin |
| Editing by | Thomas J. Crizer |
| Release date(s) | September 2, 1923 (US premiere) |
| Running time | 60/63 min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | Silent (English) |
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Why Worry? is a 1923 comedy silent film starring Harold Lloyd. It was made shortly after and within the same year as Lloyd's most well-known film today, Safety Last!.
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[edit] Plot
Harold Van Pelham (Lloyd) is a rich businessman who fancies himself deathly sick when in fact he is perfectly fine. He decides to sail to a small nearly-unknown island some distance West of South America for his health.
Instead of the peace and seclusion he is seeking, he finds himself in the midst of a revolution, although for a long time he does not realize this (resulting in several hilarious scenes). Finally, he is thrown into prison where he meets the friendly giant, Colosso (Aasen). Together, they engineer an escape. After Harold helps Colosso pull out a bad tooth, Colosso is eternally gratefull and vows to do Harold's will. Harold decides that the revolution is bad for his health and must be stopped. Harold, Colosso, and Harold's nurse (Ralston) manage to single-handedly quel the revolution. Finally, Harold realizes that he is not as sick as he thought he was.
[edit] Background
This was the last film made in Lloyd's partnership with Hal Roach - they parted on good terms, as each simply wanted to go in different directions and Harold Lloyd now had enough money to finance his films himself. It was also Lloyd's first film to have Jobyna Ralston (who would go on to star in his next five films) as leading lady.
[edit] Miscellanea
- The main character was originally to go to Mexico, but after some accused the film of unfair stereotyping Harold Lloyd decided to change the location to a remote island in the Pacific. However, it is not difficult to figure out where the film was really meant to take place.
- George Auger (who used the stage name "Cardiff Giant"), a Ringling Brothers circus giant who was originally supposed to play to play the role of Colosso, died shortly after filming began. After a nationwide publicity campaign to find a replacement, Norwegian John Aasen from Minnesota was cast to play the part. He was discovered as a result of a newspaper article about his shoe size.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Why Worry? at the Internet Movie Database
- The Harold Lloyd Trust (only the forum currently works)
| Feature films starring Harold Lloyd |
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Silent: A Sailor-Made Man (1921) • Grandma's Boy (1922) • Doctor Jack (1922) • Safety Last! (1923) • Why Worry? (1923) • Girl Shy (1924) • Hot Water (1924) • The Freshman (1925) • For Heaven's Sake (1926) • The Kid Brother (1927) • Speedy (1928) • Welcome Danger (1929, released 2005) |
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Sound: Welcome Danger (1929) • Feet First (1930) • Movie Crazy (1932) • The Cat's-Paw (1934) • The Milky Way (1936) • Professor Beware (1938) • The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947) |
