Carefree

1938
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1h 23m

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Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Carefree (1938)

Romantic Comedy Screwball Comedy Comedy Musical Romance

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.

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7.0/10

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Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 4 nominations total

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Fred Astaire

Tony Flagg

Ginger Rogers

Amanda Cooper

Ralph Bellamy

Stephen Arden

Luella Gear

Aunt Cora

Jack Carson

Connors

Clarence Kolb

Judge Travers

Franklin Pangborn

Roland Hunter

Walter Kingsford

Dr. Powers

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

Minor Role
(uncredited)

Cliff Bergere

Minor Role
(uncredited)

Ralph Brooks

Country Club Guest
(uncredited)

James P. Burtis

Glass Truck Driver
(uncredited)

Harry Campbell

Minor Role
(uncredited)

James Carlisle

Country Club Guest
(uncredited)

Charles Coleman

Doorman
(uncredited)

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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 (~ $1.48M in 2024) for RKO according to studio records.

Goofs
As Amanda (Ginger Rogers) exits the taxicab and starts to cross the street for the theatre, you can see the reflection of the roof line behind her in the large piece of plate glass on the truck. On the roof line, you can see the rigging pipes for lights and other equipment showing it's a back lot set.

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 finger-paints 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

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Featured review

7/10

Delightfully Naive and Adorable Classic

The upper-class Stephen Arden (Ralph Bellamy) brings his fiancée, the radio singer Amanda Cooper (Ginger Rogers), to be consulted by his friend, the psychoanalyst Dr. Tony Flagg (Fred Astaire), to improve their relationship. Amanda listens to the record made by Dr. Flagg about her and has an initial friction with the shrink. But sooner she falls in love with him and discloses her feelings to Dr. Flagg. He decides to hypnotize Amanda to loath him and love Stephen. However his subconscious makes him perceive that he also loves Amanda. But Stephen obtains a restrain order against his friend and he can not get close to Amanda to withdrawal his former hypnotic suggestion.

"Carefree" is a delightfully naive and adorable classic, with a silly story but wonderful dance numbers of the constant pair Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Ginger "steals" the film not only dancing, but also with a funny performance. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Dance Comigo" ("Dance with Me")