Carefree

Carefree

1938-09-02 • 1h 23m • NR •
Music Comedy Romance
6.6
User Score
65 votes

"Together again!"

Overview

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.

Mark Sandrich

Director

Ernest Pagano

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Movie Details

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$1,253,000

Revenue

$1,731,000

Runtime

1h 23m

Release Date

1938-09-02

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Reviews

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2022-06-20T19:55:10.149Z

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.