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Carefree

  • 19381938
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
4K
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Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Carefree (1938)
ComedyMusicalRomance
A psychiatrist falls in love with the woman he's supposed to be nudging into marriage with someone else.A psychiatrist falls in love with the woman he's supposed to be nudging into marriage with someone else.A psychiatrist falls in love with the woman he's supposed to be nudging into marriage with someone else.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
4K
YOUR RATING
    • Mark Sandrich
  • Writers
    • Allan Scott(screen play)
    • Ernest Pagano(screen play)
    • Dudley Nichols(story and adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Fred Astaire
    • Ginger Rogers
    • Ralph Bellamy
    • Mark Sandrich
  • Writers
    • Allan Scott(screen play)
    • Ernest Pagano(screen play)
    • Dudley Nichols(story and adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Fred Astaire
    • Ginger Rogers
    • Ralph Bellamy
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 62User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Nominated for 3 Oscars

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    Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Carefree (1938)
    Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Carefree (1938)
    Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Carefree (1938)
    Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Carefree (1938)
    Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Carefree (1938)
    Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Carefree (1938)
    Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Carefree (1938)
    Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Carefree (1938)
    Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Carefree (1938)
    Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Carefree (1938)
    Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Carefree (1938)
    Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Carefree (1938)

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    Fred Astaire
    Fred Astaire
    • Tony Flagg
    Ginger Rogers
    Ginger Rogers
    • Amanda Cooper
    Ralph Bellamy
    Ralph Bellamy
    • Stephen Arden
    Luella Gear
    Luella Gear
    • Aunt Cora
    Jack Carson
    Jack Carson
    • Connors
    Clarence Kolb
    Clarence Kolb
    • Judge Travers
    Franklin Pangborn
    Franklin Pangborn
    • Roland Hunter
    Walter Kingsford
    Walter Kingsford
    • Dr. Powers
    Kay Sutton
    Kay Sutton
    • Miss Adams
    The Robert Mitchell Boy Choir
    • Vocal Ensemble
    • (scenes deleted)
    • (as Robert B. Mitchell and his St. Brendan's Boys)
    Harry A. Bailey
    • Sponsor
    • (uncredited)
    Bobby Barber
    Bobby Barber
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Cliff Bergere
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Ralph Brooks
    • Country Club Guest
    • (uncredited)
    James P. Burtis
    James P. Burtis
    • Glass Truck Driver
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Campbell
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    James Carlisle
    • Country Club Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Coleman
    Charles Coleman
    • Doorman
    • (uncredited)
      • Mark Sandrich
    • Writers
      • Allan Scott(screen play)
      • Ernest Pagano(screen play)
      • Dudley Nichols(story and adaptation)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      This was the first Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers film to lose money on its initial release. It lost $68,000 (over $1.1M in 2016) for RKO according to studio records.
    • Goofs
      In the golf sequence one of the 5 golf balls thrown on the solid base has rolled off onto the grass. After Fred has hit the first four balls, the camera cuts to a new angle and the last ball has moved from the grass to the solid base.
    • Quotes

      Stephen Arden: [drunkenly] Oh, uh, could you give me a little information?

      Doorman: Yes sir.

      Stephen Arden: Thank you.

      [walks away]

    • Crazy credits
      During opening credits, a pair of hands writes the names, pauses, wipes them out, and writes the next set of names several times.
    • Connections
      Featured in Fred Astaire: Puttin' on His Top Hat (1980)
    • Soundtracks
      Since They Turned Loch Lomond into Swing
      (1938) (uncredited)
      Music by Irving Berlin
      Danced by Fred Astaire

    User reviews62

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    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.
    helpful•19
    5
    • evermore300
    • Jun 19, 2000

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    • Release date
      • September 2, 1938 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Busch Gardens - S. Grove Avenue, Pasadena, California, USA
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 23 minutes
      • Black and White

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