Carefree
Together again!
1938 | 83m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Mark Sandrich |
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| Writer: | Allan Scott, Ernest Pagano, Dudley Nichols, Hagar Wilde |
| Staring: |
| Dr. Tony Flagg's friend Steven has problems in the relationship with his fiancée Amanda, so he persuades her to visit Tony. After some minor misunderstandings, she falls in love with him. When he tries to use hypnosis to strengthen her feelings for Steven, things get complicated. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 02, 1938 |
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| Director: | Mark Sandrich |
| Writer: | Allan Scott, Ernest Pagano, Dudley Nichols, Hagar Wilde |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance, Music |
| Keywords | new york city, dancing, psychoanalysis, hypnosis, musical, singer, singing, black and white, psychiatrist, hypnotism |
| Production Companies | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $1,731,000
Budget: $1,253,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Bobby Barber | (uncredited) |
| Edward Gargan | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Jack Gargan | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| Paul Guilfoyle | Elevator Starter (uncredited) |
| Hattie McDaniel | Hattie (uncredited) |
| Bert Moorhouse | Country Club Member (uncredited) |
| Ray Hendricks | Waiter (uncredited) |
| James Conaty | Country Club Guest (uncredited) |
| Dub Taylor | Bit Part (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Vernon | Woman at Country Club (uncredited) |
| George Ford | Country Club Guest (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Marian Ainslee | Idea |
| Mark Sandrich | Director |
| Allan Scott | Screenplay |
| Van Nest Polglase | Art Direction |
| Hermes Pan | Choreographer |
| Irving Berlin | Songs, Lyricist, Music |
| Vernon L. Walker | Special Effects |
| Ernest Pagano | Screenplay |
| Dudley Nichols | Story, Adaptation |
| Hagar Wilde | Story, Adaptation |
| Mel Berns | Makeup Artist |
| Robert Russell Bennett | Original Music Composer |
| Robert De Grasse | Director of Photography |
| William Hamilton | Editor |
| Fred Fleck | Producer's Assistant |
| Guy Endore | Idea |
| Victor Baravalle | Music Director |
| Howard Greer | Costume Design |
| Darrell Silvera | Set Dresser |
| Hugh McDowell Jr. | Sound Recordist |
| W. Argyle Nelson | Assistant Director |
| Carroll Clark | Assistant Art Director |
| Edward Stevenson | Wardrobe Designer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Pandro S. Berman | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 5 |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
| 2024 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
| 2024 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
| 2024 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 3 |
| 2024 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Trending Position
Another classy outing for Astaire and Rogers with a bit of help from Irving Berlin with "Change Partners and Dance With Me" but this one is just a little too far-fetched to hold up as well as "Top Hat". Astaire agrees to hypnotise the girlfriend (Ginger Rogers) of his rather posh pal Ralph Bellamy - ... so as to improve their relationship. Instead of achieving it's planned purpose, this hypnosis engenders all manner of chaos as nobody falls in love with the right person and by the end we are all totally frazzled, confused and bamboozled. It's a fun story with "The Yam" being another standout track - more so because Rogers delivers it on her own, and rather well too; I never found her the strongest of singers. Clarence Kolb is also really quite cheery as "Judge Travers". It's still good entertainment over 80-odd years after it was made and well worth a watch.