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Carefree

  • 19381938
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
3.9K
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POPULARITY
34,376
11,953
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
3.9K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
34,376
11,953
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Mark Sandrich
    • Writers
      • Allan Scott(screen play)
      • Ernest Pagano(screen play)
      • Dudley Nichols(story and adaptation)
    • Stars
      • Fred Astaire
      • Ginger Rogers
      • Ralph Bellamy
    Top credits
    • Director
      • 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
    • 58User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Nominated for 3 Oscars
      • 4 nominations total

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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)
    • Director
      • Mark Sandrich
    • Writers
      • Allan Scott(screen play)
      • Ernest Pagano(screen play)
      • Dudley Nichols(story and adaptation)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Of the ten Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers pairings, this movie contains the least musical sequences - just four.
    • 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 reviews58

    Review
    Top review
    oh, the carefree times of hollywood
    there is something specific about watching fred astaire and ginger rogers that just makes you want to dance. i think it's because they make it look so damn fun. and they are just so astonishingly good!! the plot here is a tad crazier than, say "top hat", and therefore that much less believable (come on ... going all out with freud and hypnosis, but then again that's just speaking from what is known today, so no problem letting that pass). irving berlin's music is a hoot at times (there's a song about yams) and classic and familiar at others ("change partners") and ginger rogers is nearly at her sassy best.
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    • postmanwhoalwaysringstwice
    • Feb 14, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 2, 1938 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bezbrižni dani
    • Filming locations
      • Busch Gardens - S. Grove Avenue, Pasadena, California, USA
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,253,000 (estimated)
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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