Carefree (1938)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Mark Sandrich

Writers:

Marian Ainslee (story)
Guy Endore (story)

Release Date:

2 September 1938 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

Plot:

Dr. Tony Flagg's friend, Steven, has problems in the relationship with his fiancee, Amanda, so he persuades her to visit Dr...

Plot Keywords:

Dream | Hypnotism | Beautiful Woman | Choir | Psychoanalysis

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars.

Cast

Fred Astaire	...	Tony Flagg
Ginger Rogers	...	Amanda Cooper
Ralph Bellamy	...	Stephen Arden
Luella Gear	...	Aunt Cora
Jack Carson	...	Thomas Connors
Clarence Kolb	...	Judge Joe Travers
Franklin Pangborn	...	Roland Hunter
Walter Kingsford	...	Dr. Powers
Kay Sutton	...	Miss Adams
The Robert Mitchell Boy Choir	...	Choir (as Robert B. Mitchell and his St. Brendan's Boys)

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Victor System)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #4307) | Finland:K-16

Filming Locations:

Busch Gardens - S. Grove Avenue, Pasadena, California, USA

Company:

RKO Radio Pictures

Trivia:

Irving Berlin's "The Night Is Filled With Music" was not filmed but instead played as background music in the release print.

Quotes:

Amanda Cooper: [under hypnosis] Dr. Flagg is a horrible monster! Men like him should be shot down like dogs! Shot down like dogs! Shot down like dogs!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Fred Astaire: Puttin' on His Top Hat (1980) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Since They Turned Loch Lomand into Swing

ha ha

this is one of my favorite fred astaire/ginger rogers films. it's highly amusing how she toys with him at the beginning of the film, and then once he begins hypnosis, they have one of the best dance scenes i've ever seen between them. as always, their magic together is astounding.