Carefree

Director: Mark Sandrich, Tara Shayne Mark Sandrich

Overview

When a man decides to take his indecisive girlfriend to his psychiatrist friend to get help with their relationship, she falls for the doctor. Although the doctor gives her hypnotic suggestions to convince her that she is really in love with her beau, he eventually falls for her as well.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/25/2017
UPC:	0888574487621
Original Release:	1938
Rating:	NR
Source:	Warner Archives
Presentation:	[B&W]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono, Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:23:00
Sales rank:	27,946

Special Features

Vintage Musical Short Public Jitterbug No. 1; Classic Cartoon September in the Rain

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

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
Tom Tully	Policeman
Hattie McDaniel	Maid
James Finlayson	Man at Golf Course
Grace Hayle	Actor
Vinton Haworth	Actor
Phyllis Kennedy	Actor
Timothy Granaderos	Brad
Jacob Zachar	Ben
Trey Gerrald	Jon
Allison Lane	Kelly,Henry
Aaron Scotti	Aaron
AJ Jones	Evan
Debbie Kagy	Erica
Robert B. Mitchell & His St. Brendan's	Actor
Jack Arnold	Elevator Operator
Frank Moran	Cab Driver
James Burtis	Truck Driver
Charles Coleman	Doorman
Paul Guilfoyle	Elevator Starter
Harold Minjir	Radio Announcer
Harry Bailey	Sponsor
Victor Baravalle	Composer,Composer
Irving Berlin	Composer

Technical Credits

Ernest Pagano

Allan Scott

Mark Sandrich	Director
Ernest Pagano	Screenwriter
Pandro S. Berman	Producer
Vernon L. Walker	Special Effects,Special Effects
Tara Shayne	Director
Steven Tylor O'Connor	Producer
Hugh McDowell, Jr.	Sound/Sound Designer
Allan Scott	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

The Astaire-Rogers unit at RKO deserves credit for trying something different with Carefree. By 1938, the duo's pictures had fallen into a repetitious formula, and this film attempted to alter that formula a bit. As a result, there's less music and more comedy, less emphasis on Fred and more on Ginger, the suburbs substitute for the City, and Ginger (at least initially) chases Fred. Unfortunately, rather than making the film seem fresh, this all makes it seem disjointed; the pieces just don't fit together as naturally as they should. The dialogue is also not strong enough, a crucial factor when there's less music to enjoy. Irving Berlin's mini-score is quite good, with "Change Partners" a standout, and the "I Used to Be Colorblind" sequence is memorable, slow-motion photography and all. Astaire still gets a big dance solo, displaying his facility with a golf club; it's entertaining, but not his best. His performance overall is fine, but this time it's Rogers who gets to shine. Her drunken binge is especially noteworthy, a beautifully calibrated comedy. Carefree is fun and enjoyable, but one (perhaps unfairly) expects more from the screen's most celebrated dance team.