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Carefree

Play trailer Poster for Carefree 1938,  1h 25m,  Musical/ Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 57% 7 Reviews Tomatometer 76% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
57% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 76% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
When lovely singer Amanda Cooper (Ginger Rogers) has trouble accepting the marriage proposals of her beau, Stephen Arden (Ralph Bellamy), he calls upon his psychiatrist friend Dr. Tony Flagg (Fred Astaire) to analyze her. Though Tony initially tries to maintain a typical doctor/patient relationship, it's not long before he's falling for Amanda. After a session of hypnosis, Amanda remains stuck in a happy-go-lucky state, leaving her disarmingly footloose and fancy-free.

Critics Reviews

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W. Stephen Gilbert Time Out Feb 9, 2006
Not quite as unrelievedly marvellous as the earlier films Go to Full Review
Ann Ross Maclean's Magazine Jul 22, 2019
The dancing is excellent and so, outside office hours, is the picture. Go to Full Review
Josh Larsen LarsenOnFilm Sep 8, 2016
2/4
Shtick crept its way into the Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers dynamic with this later collaboration. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jun 22, 2012
B-
Though not one of the best Astaire-Rogers musicals, this screwball comedy has a nice score and Oscar-nominated song by Irving Berlin. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Mar 23, 2008
C+
The story is slight and the comedy never quite jells. Go to Full Review
John J. Puccio Movie Metropolis Oct 22, 2006
6/10
You could probably call Carefree more of a screwball comedy than a typical Astaire-Rogers musical. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Mark Sandrich

Director

Fred Astaire

Tony Flagg

Ginger Rogers

Amanda Cooper

Ralph Bellamy

Stephen Arden

Luella Gear

Aunt Cora

Jack Carson

Connors

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Carefree

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Movie Info

Synopsis When lovely singer Amanda Cooper (Ginger Rogers) has trouble accepting the marriage proposals of her beau, Stephen Arden (Ralph Bellamy), he calls upon his psychiatrist friend Dr. Tony Flagg (Fred Astaire) to analyze her. Though Tony initially tries to maintain a typical doctor/patient relationship, it's not long before he's falling for Amanda. After a session of hypnosis, Amanda remains stuck in a happy-go-lucky state, leaving her disarmingly footloose and fancy-free.
Director
Mark Sandrich
Production Co
RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
Genre
Musical, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 2, 1938, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 15, 2020
Runtime
1h 25m
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