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| Carefree [1938] | ![Carefree [1938]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51idA2qqpIL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Mark Sandrich
Actors: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Ralph Bellamy, Luella Gear, Jack Carson
Studio: Universal Pictures UK
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 22966
Format: Black & White, Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Universal, suitable for all
Running Time: 79 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5050582114959
ASIN: B000E5KPGK
Theatrical Release Date: 1938
Release Date: May 8, 2006
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Perhaps because it was Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers's penultimate picture together for RKO, or perhaps because it is more romantic comedy than musical, Carefree tends to be a neglected entry in the series. This is unfortunate, because it retains many of the elements that made the duo so popular while also breaking new ground. Fred plays Tony Flagg, a psychoanalyst who is asked by his friend Steve (Ralph Bellamy) to try to figure out why his fiancee, Amanda Cooper (Ginger), keeps breaking off their engagement. During the course of treatment, and in a reversal of the usual pattern, Ginger falls for Fred and begins to pursue him. The emotionally repressed doctor resists, leading to a number of comic encounters, as well as a moment of genuine heartbreak. Other innovations include Fred's dance on a driving range, a slow-motion dream sequence (which was going to be shot in color until budget concerns won out), Fred and Ginger's first screen kiss, and some of Ginger's best turns as a comic actress. More familiar elements include Ginger fronting the band at the start of a large company dance number ("The Yam," which failed to catch on as a dance craze), an expert if skimpy Irving Berlin score including the lovely ballad "Change Partners," and of course fabulous, high-flying dancing. Fred and Ginger fans can't afford to miss Carefree. --David Horiuchi
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The amazing golf ball dancing sequence!!!!!!!! December 27, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Look at Amazon's description of the whole movie and the other reviewers, I'm going to write about my favourite scenes!
My favourite scene in this movie is the 'golf ball dancing sequence!'
The track is called 'Loch Lomond Swing' - Chapter 5.
I've got this movie as part of The Fred And Ginger collection - volume 1.
About a year ago, my dad told me about this golf ball dancing sequence he'd seen several years ago, probably in 1987 when Fred Astaire died.
My dad really wanted to see this one sequence again, and I was interested to see it too!
I remember believing I'd found it when I first purchase 'Holiday Inn' which had the sequence called 'Puttin on the Ritz' in the special features section, it's on the film called 'Blue Skies' which is a region 1 film, my dvd player is multi-region so I'm able to play it!
This sequence has Fred using a walking stick as a golf club and hitting imaginary golf balls! I was disappointed when I'd gotten dad and mum to sit down and watch this finding out it wasn't the sequence dad was looking for but he enjoyed the 'Puttin on the Ritz' sequence anyway!
One evening I was trying to find out on the internet which film had this golf ball dancing sequence. Eventually I went onto Google and typed in something like 'Fred Astaire - golf ball dancing' and found it was on the film 'Carefree!' Which I was sure I'd already got!
And found this film on my Fred and Ginger collection!
I found the sequence, I was practically crying because I knew this must be what my dad was looking for!
This time I told dad I've found the sequence, last time I didn't tell him, I just got dad and mum to sit down to surprise them thinking Puttin on the Ritz was the right one!
Dad was thrilled to see this sequence again, and we watched it together twice! I had already watched a few times the night before, but I'm still obsessed with this one sequence alone!
Since this wonderful moment other friends have had the pleasure of seeing this sequence and there's more friends my dad wishes to watch it with in the future!
There's also a song called 'The Yam', Ginger Rogers starts singing it then Fred Astaire joins in, then the real dancing begins!
The best part of that song is near the end when Fred puts his leg on each table while Ginger jumps over it spinning round each other is continuous circles without stopping eight times! My dad watched this sequence recently about a week or two ago! He liked the dancing sequence but not so much the song, but I like both the song and the dancing!
I haven't watched the whole film all the way through yet, so this is only about my favourite parts.
I hope this review is helpful to you.
Happy watchings!
The amazing golf ball dancing sequence June 12, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Look at Amazon's description of the whole movie, I'm going to write about my favourite scenes!
My favourite scene in this movie is the 'golf ball dancing sequence!'
The track is called 'Loch Lomond Swing' - Chapter 5.
I've got this movie as part of The Fred And Ginger collection - volume 1.
About a year ago, my dad told me about this golf ball dancing sequence he'd seen several years ago, probably in 1987 when Fred Astaire died.
My dad really wanted to see this one sequence again, and I was interested to see it too!
I remember believing I'd found it when I first purchase 'Holiday Inn' which had the sequence called 'Puttin on the Ritz' in the special features section, it's on the film called 'Blue Skies' which is a region 1 film, my dvd player is multi-region so I'm able to play it!
This sequence has Fred using a walking stick as a golf club and hitting imaginary golf balls! I was disappointed when I'd gotten dad and mum to sit down and watch this finding out it wasn't the sequence dad was looking for but he enjoyed the 'Puttin on the Ritz' sequence anyway!
One evening I was trying to find out on the internet which film had this golf ball dancing sequence. Eventually I went onto Google and typed in something like 'Fred Astaire - golf ball dancing' and found it was on the film 'Carefree!' Which I was sure I'd already got!
And found this film on my Fred and Ginger collection!
I found the sequence, I was practically crying because I knew this must be what my dad was looking for!
This time I told dad I've found the sequence, last time I didn't tell him, I just got dad and mum to sit down to surprise them thinking Puttin on the Ritz was the right one!
Dad was thrilled to see this sequence again, and we watched it together twice! I had already watched a few times the night before, but I'm still obsessed with this one sequence alone!
Since this wonderful moment other friends have had the pleasure of seeing this sequence and there's more friends my dad wishes to watch it with in the future!
There's also a song called 'The Yam', Ginger Rogers starts singing it then Fred Astaire joins in, then the real dancing begins!
The best part of that song is near the end when Fred puts his leg on each table while Ginger jumps over it spinning round each other is continuous circles without stopping eight times! My dad watched this sequence recently about a week or two ago! He liked the dancing sequence but not so much the song, but I like both the song and the dancing!
I haven't watched the whole film all the way through yet, so this is only about my favourite parts.
I hope this review is helpful to you.
Happy watchings!
Neglected Masterpiece June 4, 2003
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
With the diminishment in the popularity of the Astaire-Rogers musicals in the late 1930s, RKO had to reinvent the formula. Fred made 'A Damsel in Distress' and Ginger made two straight scting films between 'Carefree' and its precedent, and the Rogers films were the more popular. Therefore, Ginger was given a stronger acting role in their next film together, with Astaire playing the smaller role of a psychiatrist. The result is splendid. It's a shame that the number 'I used to be Colour Blind' was not filmed in colour as originally intended, but it is nonetheless breathtaking. 'The Yam' is typically spirited, but the real joy of this film is the melancholically romantic 'Change Partners', one of Irving Berlin's best songs. Romance, comedy worthy of Katherine Hepburn, and dancing are combined to make the last great teaming of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.
Ginger's Turn to Shine January 13, 2003
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is my favorite Fred and Ginger entry and is actually quite different than their standard if entertaining musical/dance films that preceded it. Those great elements are still here but are fewer and interspersed between some nice screwball comedy that finally got to showcase Ginger's comedic talents. Fred is great to, but this one is really Ginger's film, and she shines.Tony (Fred) is a psychiatrist trying to do his pal Stephen (Ralph Bellamy) a favor by seeing his fiance Amanda (Rogers, who is a radio singer) so he can figure out why she's called off their wedding three times! She blows Fred off as a quack when she overhears a transcription he's done which is less than flattering but finally gives in and agrees to let Fred disect her dreams so he can see what's wrong with her. A meal of lobster and mayonaise and a lot of other things make her dream alright! In her dream she's dancing and in love, but it's not Stephen but Tony in her dream! Amanda can't tell Tony of course, and when he threatens to stop seeing her she makes up a dream that would keep ten psychiatrists busy and the fun begins. Rogers was wonderful in this film and it was the impetus for her very successful solo career. This light screwball comedy has some terrific moments. It's hilarious as Ginger walks out while being hypnotized thinking she does love Bellamy and going after Fred with a shotgun, thinking he deserves to die like a dog! Like Fred tells Bellamy as they run after her, "She's in a trance, she may even act, a little odd!" During the dream sequence they get to dance to "I Used to be Color-Blind" and later on at a party they do "The Yam" in a very fun scene. But Ginger and the screwball comedy take top billing in this one, making it one of their best. It's sophisticated and funny and Fred and Ginger end up together as always. This time she's in a gorgeous wedding dress, and she has a black eye! You don't hear as much about this one but don't let that stop you from picking up this wonderful film.
Loads of laughs, romance and dazzling dancing June 26, 2002
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
CAREFREE differs from the style of the famous dancing duo's (Astaire and Rogers) previous films in many ways. Firstly, it is more of a screwball comedy than a musical with only 4 musical numbers. It has a very straight forward story line than they're other films and also Ginger becomes the lead in the film instead of Fred. What the film lacks in musical numbers is replaced by comedy and is probably the funniest of the duo's films. However, the two superb numbers "I used to be colour blind" and "The Yam" really make this another dazzling Astaire-Rogers film.
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