Harold Lloyd in "Why Worry?" (1923)

Harold Van Pelham (Harold Lloyd) is a young, wealthy spoilt American businessman who obsesses constantly about his health, believing he is deathly sick while in reality he is perfectly fine. Determined to improve his physical condition with an extended rest in a "tropical" climate, Harold travels by passenger ship with his valet Mr. Pipps (Wallace Howe) and personal nurse (Jobyna Ralston) from California to vacations= in the tropics for the fresh air at supposedly peaceful "Paradiso", a small South American island off the coast of Chile.
Once in Paradiso, Harold does not find the peace and seclusion the hypochondriac is desperately seeking; instead, he stumbles into the midst of a revolution against the island's republic. The uprising is being organized and incited by Jim Blake (James Mason), a greedy "renegade" from the United States, who wants to overthrow Paradiso's government "to further his own financial interests".
After being separated from his valet and nurse, Harold wanders about the island's main town, oblivious at first to the fact that an armed revolt has occurred. Blake soon arranges to have the bewildered hypochondriac thrown into the local prison. There Harold meets Colosso (John Aasen), a gigantic fellow prisoner who is described by the warden as a "wild hermit" and "half crazy with a terrible toothache".
The cellmates engineer an escape together, and Harold helps Colosso by pulling out his painful tooth. Much relieved, the huge man is eternally grateful and vows to do Harold's will. Harold now insists that the military conflict and social unrest on the island are "bad for my heart" and must be stopped, so he and Colosso, along with Harold's nurse, manage by themselves to defeat Blake and his forces and quell the revolution.
Those actions finally convince Harold that he is actually quite fit and that he no longer needs to fret daily about his health or take his array of unneeded medications. With a renewed sense of vitality, he now leaves Paradiso with Colosso and his nurse, and the trio board a ship bound for the United States, presumably reuniting on the vessel with Mr. Pipps (who reappears at the end of the film). Upon their return, Harold and his nurse marry; and Colosso finds employment as a very imposing "traffic cop".
A 1923 American silent comedy action film directed by Fred Newmeyer and Sam Taylor and starring Harold Lloyd. This was the last film made in Lloyd's partnership with Hal Roach Studios. Lloyd and Roach parted on good terms, as each simply wanted to go in different directions and Harold Lloyd now had enough money to finance his films independently. One of 26 films Harold Lloyd made that featured his brother Gaylord Lloyd. This was also Lloyd's first film to have Jobyna Ralston as leading lady. She would go on to star in his next five films. She was picked primarily because Lloyd wanted somebody who was exactly the opposite of his previous leading lady, Mildred Davis. Harold Lloyd and Mildred Davis married while this film was in production.
The village set for the film was used in Roach's Our Gang short "Dogs of War" (1923), filmed at the same time and featuring guest appearances by Lloyd and Jobyna Ralston. Boarding liner "Harvard" and sister ship "Yale" made regular runs from Los Angeles to San Francisco as part of the Los Angeles Steamship Company.
In the film's original script, the main character was to go to Mexico instead of the fictitious island of Paradiso. Lloyd made the change in response to concerns that using Mexico as the setting perpetuated unfair stereotyping.
George Auger, also known by his stage name "Cardiff Giant", was a Ringling Brothers circus giant who was originally contracted to play the role of Colosso. Unfortunately, Auger died the day before he was scheduled to travel to California to begin filming. After a nationwide publicity campaign to find his replacement, Norwegian John Aasen from Minnesota was chosen for the role. Aasen was discovered as a result of a newspaper article about the enormous size of his shoes.
The film was distributed by Pathe Exchange with sales assistance from the distribution company Associated Exhibitors.
"Why Worry?" was popular with audiences in 1923 and received widespread praise from contemporary reviewers. Variety, among the leading entertainment-industry publications of the period, complimented not only the film's level of humor but also noted the consistent quality of Lloyd's work:
"He rarely misses with his feature comedies and the latest is no exception. It is a production made for laughs and produces them. As with other Lloyd pictures it is full of genuine comedy ideas. The creative ability of the comedian asserts itself with credit also due to the author [Sam Taylor], who likewise aided in the direction for some of the comedy ideas...Lloyd feature comedies are looked upon as box office winners. The latest will live up with ease to the reputation of its predecessors and may be relied upon to produce."

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Released 100 years ago next month, and still a great comedy!

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

Well said. Welcome.

[@kurtb8474]

He and Mildred Dais were also married that year. 1923. They stayed together until death they did part.

[@mecarzoo342]

54:11 for those who come for the meme

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Thank you.

[@Veros245]

you are a saint

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Ha! Thanks for watching!

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You da real MVP.

[@Editor_from_moon]

Watch this in 2 x speed 😂

[@miste1270]

Man some of the older movies are pure gold and I love them.

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Welcome.

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Harold was a class act all of his life. Pure genius.

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I came here after watching a reel of the 54:11 scene and it's been a while since a laughed so hard bro got jumped with security 4 times in a row💀 Old comedy is just something else

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Welcome.

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how did i just now find this masterpiece

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The same bro

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​@@gamerxddu7542me too

[@Antigoofer]

It's just beautiful

[@kikyoleagan]

Oh it never gets old! My mom used to watch Harold Lloyd all the time! Now here I am. Thanks for posting!!

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[@ronaldstrange8981]

So good. And the music too. Many thanks rom an 88 year old Englishman. April, 2024.

[@VOLKHVORONOVICH]

Heard about Harold Lloyd but never before watched him. Great stuff!

[@jonathangems]

What a wonderful film! Harold Lloyd was a genius. You can see how Preston Sturges and Billy Wilder took from him.

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54:21 is my favorite part because from there, it’s about a half minute or so of Lloyd relentlessly beating up the Generalissimo

[@agenda697]

Another classic by Lloyd, Love the synopses in the video descriptions provided by uploader on their uploads 👌

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Welcome.

[@aadamtx]

Thanks for the upload! For the record, John Aasen was 7'5". WHY WORRY? was his first film and later he would appear as the Giant in Tod Browning's FREAKS. The realistic-looking set was also used for the Our Gang short DOGS OF WAR, which also features Lloyd and Ralston.

[@hilmalumay]

Old films are really interesting. Actors doing their own stunts. Only 1 color grading so it doesn't matter what time of day you're filming. No need of a computer to edit, only hands and a good eye to tape the films together. And of course, when musical score really hits hard like this throughout the film .

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Bro thought he was Batman😂😂😂 54:51

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Ha! Thanks for watching.

[@boudusaved4719]

Man, Lloyd was popping pills like they were candy!! Great slapstick choreography, as usual.

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Thanks for the visit!

[@The-Man-On-The-Mountain]

Well, giving the fact that some medicines were made of cocaine and heroine, I'd be sick all day too 😂

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Thank you for sharing ❤

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You are so welcome.

[@elpibesabiondo]

my god, it's honestly one of the best things i've ever watched. low times I cry, but this made my eyes drop a little tear

[@dancolonna6590]

John Aasens character is hilarious, it’s great that he brought back to America

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Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

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Gracias

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Not gonna lie id watch this 24/7

[@Fizz_bang]

“Blake’s first lieutenant is called Herculeo the Mighty. He named himself.” THE SHADE

[@queennancyrenoir]

IM CRYING 54:11???

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

Thanks for watching.

[@liamwalsh6302]

Wonderful!

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A good movie, loved the fight scenes, and the giant.

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You gotta love that big lug. He was so fun to watch.

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Amazing

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This man was great

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[@mygremlin1]

I Love the music they put with the movie!

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Good clean fun !! ❤

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54:12 무서울 정도로 한놈만 패는 100년 전 영화

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Welcome.

[@RenSugiura]

This at 2x speed is even funnier xD so goofy xD

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Ha! Thanks for the visit!

[@DABUNGINATOR]

I've heard that music at the start so many times but never knew where it came from.

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You came for 54:12

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Thanks for the visit!

[@Ezkex]

Everyone in this film is deceased by the way

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It's pure art. So funny

[@nsmith77ify]

This is genius! "Blake's first lieutenant is called Herculeo the Mighty. He named himself."

[@djdhd11]

Love to see that how clueless rich people are was always considered comedy

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Yes. Some things never change. Welcome.

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Harold was the best

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only the true og's rember this one

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This was great 😂😂

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[@ShaddySoldier]

I nearly busted my sides laughing at this! Perhaps i need a pill!

[@محمدفهیمی-ب9د]

Great

[@tobindarden6065]

54:21

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Thanks for the visit!

[@OlafProt]

The man. For me it was Harold Lloyd and Laurel & Hardy. No one else came close. I guess I'm a Hal Roach bitch.

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Peacemaker in Paradise Lost

[@TNT-km2eg]

Oddly satisfying

[@aqibatakumi3440]

Whose kid is it at the last scene?

[@DonaldPBorchersOG]

There is no credit listed for that role: www.imdb.com/title/tt0014611/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm

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Dude just wiped an entire army just with his new friends😂

[@guyloser2]

29:43

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0:51 "Gaylord Lloyd" 💀

[@GamingBox3546]

Gay always didn't mean what it means today. We just frickin ruined the damn word

[@theokkali467]

Steryotypical old movie: boring, classic, probably deserved to be lost. Whatever in the history of cinema this is: 54:11

[@8nkiz]

Inspirant

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Welcome.

[@fmpeanut]

I can't 😹

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yuyuko fumo

[@wassasin2445]

I guess he really hate him that much, he had to jump him so hard

[@redstagragnar36]

Back then I also wouldn’t want to take a pill bc knowing docs back then, they probably put uranium in them 😂😂

[@sun_of_kid]

100 years and we came from laughing to this masterpiece to laugh at sexual misconducts, racism and much much worse stuff .... Sad

[@Socialsocialist]

Why is nobody talking about Gaylord Lloyd lmao

[@MrPipvampire]

Bloody brilliant!!!!

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6:50 you gotta be kidding me

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Peak comedy