Carefree (1938) | |
| Director(s) | Mark Sandrich |
| Producer(s) | Pandro S. Berman |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Musical, Romance |
| Top Topics | Dance, Romance (Musical), Screwball Comedy |
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Carefree Overview:
Carefree (1938) was a Comedy - Musical Film directed by Mark Sandrich and produced by Pandro S. Berman.
SYNOPSIS
A comic Astaire-Rogers pairing that's more madcap than most. When stuffed-shirt Bellamy (and who can play that part better?) sends his dizzy radio-singer fiancee to a shrink to find out why she won't settle down, the dancing analyst opens her to the possibility of love and then sees his happiness heading down the aisle with the wrong man. The Irving Berlin tunes include "Change Partners."
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Academy Awards 1938 --- Ceremony Number 11 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Art Direction | Van Nest Polglase | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Victor Baravalle | Nominated |
| Best Music - Song | Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin | Nominated |
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From the Archives: Carefree (1938)
By The Metzinger Sisters on Mar 9, 2024 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversHere's that dynamic dancing duo Astaire and Rogers tapping away on the beautiful hardwood floor of a set designed by Art Van Nest Polglase. Fred must have scuffed up many a floor in his day with all his toe-tapping. From the Archives is our latest series of posts where we share photos from the Silv... Read full article
Cheering the carefree Carole
By carole_and_co on May 20, 2020 From Carole & Co.It's the fall of 1935, and you're the entertainment editor of a newspaper. The above photo of Carole Lombard arrives from Paramount -- her new romantic comedy, "Hands Across The Table," has just been released, and advance word is very good -- so you choose to find a place on the page to put this che... Read full article
Dance Comigo / Carefree (1938)
By L? on Jul 22, 2018 From Critica RetroDance Comigo / Carefree (1938) Fred Astaire e Ginger Rogers podem fazem algum filme ruim? Talvez. No final dos anos 30, Fred foi uma das v?rias estrelas de cinema chamadas de “veneno de bilheteria”, ap?s o fracasso de alguns de seus filmes. “Dance Comigo” foi um destes... Read full article
Ginger wreaks havoc and wins Fred in... Carefree (1938)
By Michaela on Dec 4, 2015 From Love Letters to Old HollywoodToday I was hoping to talk about Kiss Me, Kate as part of the "Try It, You'll Like It!" Blogathon. Sadly, my laptop got a virus and I can't get it fixed until Sunday. I still have more to write and more screenshots to take and it just wasn't looking like I would make the deadline in time. Although I... Read full article
Bing Crosby's Wild and Carefree Days
By The Metzinger Sisters on Jun 7, 2015 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversFor our latest addition to the Movie Magazine Article Collection, we have unearthed this very entertaining article from a great issue...the December 1935 edition of Modern Screen magazine. In addition to this juicy write-up, other articles in this issue included "Women with Careers Should Be Shot!" ... Read full article
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Quotes from
Aunt Cora: Hattie, have you ever been married?
Hattie: No Ma'am, but I been engaged.
Aunt Cora: Oh, just as good.
Hattie: No Ma'am... it's a lot better.
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Facts about
Fred Astaire refused to sing the Irving Berlin song "The Yam" because he thought it was silly, so Ginger Rogers got a rare chance to sing it alone. Later Fred joined in the dance after Ginger was finished singing.
In her 1991 autobiography, "Ginger: My Story," Miss Rogers related that the entire film originally was planned for Technicolor. However, other sources, including Arlene Croce's "The Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers Book," a lauded study published in 1972, maintained that just one Irving Berlin song, "I Used to Be Color Blind," would have bust into Technicolor during the dance. Miss Croce explained that color tests were shot, but their quality was poor, so the scheme was dropped.
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