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Why Worry?
(1923)
on

2005 New Line Home Entertainment edition

Why Worry? (1923), black & white, 63 minutes, not rated, with Ask Father (1919), black & white, 13 minutes, not rated, From Hand to Mouth (1919), black & white, 22 minutes, not rated, An Eastern Westerner (1920), black & white, 24 minutes, not rated, Safety Last (1923), color-toned black & white, 73 minutes, not rated, Girl Shy (1924), color-toned black & white and black & white, 80 minutes, not rated, The Cat’s-Paw (1934), black & white, 102 minutes, not rated, and The Milky Way (1936), black & white, 88 minutes, not rated.

New Line Home Entertainment, N8446,
UPC 7-94043-84462-1, ISBN 0-7806-5289-4.
Full-frame 4:3 NTSC, two single-sided, dual-layered DVD discs, Region 1, ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, English and Spanish language subtitles, chapter stops, keep case, $29.95.
DVD release date: 15 November 2005.
Country of origin: USA

On first glance, this edition of Why Worry? on home video 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 by Robert Israel.

This is easily the best-looking edition of Why Worry? available on home video. A pleasure to watch.

 

 

 
USA: Click the logomark at right to purchase
a Region 1 NTSC DVD of this edition from Amazon.com.
Canada: Click the logomark at right to purchase
a Region 1 NTSC DVD of this edition from Amazon.ca.

2004 unknown company edition

Why Worry? (1923), black & white, 63 minutes, not rated.

Unknown home video company, unknown catalog number, unknown UPC number.
Full-frame 4:3 NTSC, one single-sided, single-layered? DVD-R? disc, Region 0, ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 2.0 mono? sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops, keep case?, unknown suggested retail price.
DVD release date: 2004.
Country of origin: USA?

This unknown edition of Harold Lloyd’s last Hal Roach comedy recently 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.
Other silent era Harold Lloyd films available on DVD home video:
Dr. Jack (1922)
For Heaven’s Sake (1926)
The Freshman (1925)
Girl Shy (1924)
Grandma’s Boy (1922)
The Harold Lloyd Collection (1918-1922)
The Harold Lloyd Collection II (1918-1921)
The Harold Lloyd Comedy Collection, Volume 1 (1919-1936)
The Harold Lloyd Comedy Collection, Volume 2 (1919-1930)
The Harold Lloyd Comedy Collection, Volume 3 (1920-1932)
The Harold Lloyd Comedy Collection Boxset (1919-1936)
Haunted Spooks (1920)
Hot Water (1924)
The Kid Brother (1927)
Safety Last (1923)
A Sailor-Made Man (1921)
Speedy (1928)

Other Harold Lloyd films available on DVD home video:
Harold Lloyd’s World of Comedy (1962)
 
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