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Why Worry?
(1923)
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This Harold Lloyd comedy, directed by Fred Newmeyer and Sam Taylor, also features Jobyna Ralston and John Aasen.
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 New Line Home Entertainment
2005 DVD edition
The Harold Lloyd Comedy Collection, Volume 1 (1919-1936), black & white, color-toned black & white and color-tinted black & white, 420 minutes total, not rated, including Why Worry? (1923), black & white, 63 minutes, not rated.
New Line Home Entertainment, N8446,
UPC 7-94043-84462-1, ISBN 0-7806-5289-4.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 1 NTSC DVD disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at ? Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to ? fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 1.0 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, optional English and Spanish language subtitles, closed captions, chapter stops; and one dual-sided, dual-layered (side A)/single-layered (side B), Region 1 NTSC DVD disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at ? Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to ? fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 1.0 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, optional English and Spanish language subtitles, closed captions, chapter stops; standard two-disc DVD keepcase; $29.95.
Release date: 15 November 2005.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD edition of Why Worry? has been transferred at a natural speed from an excellent 35mm print, almost devoid of print flaws.
The film is accompanied by an orchestral music score arranged and composed by Robert Israel.
This is easily the best-looking edition of Why Worry? available on home video. A pleasure to watch.
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This Region 1 NTSC DVD edition has been discontinued
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 Reel Classic DVD
202? DVD edition
Why Worry? (1923), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, with A Strong Revenge (1913), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Wife and Auto Trouble (1916), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, and The Cake Eater (1924), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Reel Classic DVD, no catalog number, UPC 7-62185-05392-8.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at ? Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to ? fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $19.98.
Release date: 16 December 2022.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed by John Mucci.
For our comparative reviews of some of the additional films in this edition, see our The Cake Eater on home video and Wife and Auto Trouble on home video pages.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from
REEL CLASSIC DVD through . . .
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 Unknown company
2004 DVD edition
Why Worry? (1923), black & white, 63 minutes, not rated.
Unknown home video company,
unknown catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at ? Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to ? fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; unknown suggested retail price.
Release date: 2004.
Country of origin: USA
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This unidentified DVD-R edition of Harold Lloyd’s last Hal Roach comedy showed up for sale on eBay. The legitimacy of this edition is unknown, and its quality is suspect. To most silent film enthusiasts we recommend the New Line edition sited above.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition has been discontinued
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Other silent era HAROLD LLOYD films available on home video.
Other silent film music scores by ROBERT ISRAEL available on home video.
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