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Carefree
Carefree

6.6

Carefree

NR·1938·83m

Summary

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.

Crew

Director

Mark Sandrich

Adaptation, Story

Dudley Nichols

Adaptation, Story

Hagar Wilde

Idea

Marian Ainslee

Idea

Guy Endore

Lyricist

Irving Berlin

Screenplay

Ernest Pagano

Screenplay

Allan Scott

Reviews

Geronimo1967

Geronimo1967

June 20, 2022

7

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.

Media

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Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$1,253,000.00

Revenue:

$1,731,000.00

Keywords

new york city
dancing
psychoanalysis
hypnosis
musical
singer
singing
black and white
psychiatrist
hypnotism