{"id":16286,"date":"2011-03-16T10:06:28","date_gmt":"2011-03-16T17:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=16286"},"modified":"2021-01-14T16:21:38","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T23:21:38","slug":"why-worry-1923","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=16286","title":{"rendered":"Why Worry? (1923)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;You boys will have to stop this fighting &#8212; it&#8217;s bad for my heart.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Why-Worry-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Why-Worry-Poster-144x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Why-Worry-Poster-144x300.jpg 144w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Why-Worry-Poster-61x128.jpg 61w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA wealthy hypochondriac (Harold Lloyd) and his nurse (Jobyna Ralston) arrive on a supposedly peaceful South American island which has just been taken over by revolutionaries. When Lloyd befriends an imprisoned giant (John Aasen) by helping him get rid of an aching tooth, he acquires an instant bodyguard and loyal servant.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Harold Lloyd Films<\/li>\n<li>Revolutionaries<\/li>\n<li>Silent Films<\/li>\n<li>South and Central America<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary lists no less then nine films by bespectacled comedian Harold Lloyd in his <em>GFTFF<\/em>, including the two generally acknowledged as his best: <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=25173\"><em>Safety Last!<\/em> (1923)<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=25795\"><em>The Freshman<\/em> (1925)<\/a>. Unfortunately, while <em>Why Worry?<\/em> is technically solid (Lloyd, as always, did his own stuntwork here), the silly storyline is repetitive and ultimately one-note in its lack of character arc or narrative complexity &#8212; indeed, the scenario seems much better suited for a comedic short than a full-length film. Not must-see unless you&#8217;re a diehard fan of Lloyd or of slapstick comedy in general. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A few clever situational moments<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Why-Worry-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Why-Worry-Still.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Why-Worry-Still.png 576w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Why-Worry-Still-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Why-Worry-Still-300x216.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo. Listed as a film with Historical Relevance and a Personal Recommendation in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0014611\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/410802\/why-worry\/#articles-reviews?articleId=23996\">TCM&#8217;s Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/why-worry\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;You boys will have to stop this fighting &#8212; it&#8217;s bad for my heart.&#8221; Synopsis: A wealthy hypochondriac (Harold Lloyd) and his nurse (Jobyna Ralston) arrive on a supposedly peaceful South American island which has just been taken over by revolutionaries. When Lloyd befriends an imprisoned giant (John Aasen) by helping him get rid of an aching tooth, he acquires an instant bodyguard and loyal servant. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Comedy Harold Lloyd Films Revolutionaries Silent Films South and&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=16286\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16286"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16286\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63328,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16286\/revisions\/63328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}