Carefree (1938)
| Release Date | 02 September 1938 |
| Budget | $1,000,000 |
| Genre | Comedy, Musical, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Busch Gardens - S. Grove Avenue, Pasadena, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Musical Romance, Screwball Comedy |
| Mood | Mood Enhancers |
| Themes | Doctors and Patients |
| Tones | Bright, Humorous, Sweet, Warm, Light |
| Tags | Indecision, Love, Love Triangle, Patient [medical], Psychiatrist, Romance |
Carefree is a 1938 musical film starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. With a plot similar to screwball comedies of the period, Carefree is the shortest of the Astaire-Rogers films, featuring only four musical numbers. Carefree is often remembered as the film in which Astaire and Rogers shared a long on-screen kiss at the conclusion of their dance to "I Used to Be Color Blind," all previous kisses having been either quick pecks or simply implied.
Cast and Crew
Cast
The Robert Mitchell Boy Choir
Choir
Harry A. Bailey
Sponsor
James P. Burtis
Truck Driver
Charles Coleman
Doorman
William Corson
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Grace Hayle
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Vinton Hayworth
Elevator Operator
Donald Kerr
Repairman on Ladder
Harold Minjir
Radio Announcer
Bert Moorhouse
Country Club Member
Jack Rice
Man with cane who falls
Marek Windheim
Country Club Waiter
Director
Producer
Marian Ainslee
story
Guy Endore
story
Ernest Pagano
writer
Allan Scott
writer
Hagar Wilde
story
Pandro S. Berman
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Robert De Grasse
Editor
William Hamilton
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Art Director
Van Nest Polglase
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Makeup Department
Mel Berns
makeup artist
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Argyle Nelson
assistant director
Art Department
Carroll Clark
associate art director
Darrell Silvera
set dresser
Sound Department
Hugh McDowell Jr.
sound recordist
Special Effects
Vernon L. Walker
special effects
Camera and Electrical Department
John Miehle
still photographer
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Howard Greer
gowns: Miss Rogers
Edward Stevenson
wardrobe
Music Department
Victor Baravalle
musical director
Leonid Raab
orchestrator
Max Reese
orchestrator
Gene Rose
orchestrator
Conrad Salinger
orchestrator
Roy Webb
composer: stock music
Other Crew
Fred Fleck
assistant to producer
Production Company
RKO Radio Pictures
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Distributor
RKO Radio Pictures
C&C Television Corporation
Image Entertainment
Media Home Entertainment
RKO Home Video
Turner Home Video
Warner Home Video
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The Astaire-Rogers Film Musicals
Carefree
Flying Down to Rio (1933)
Follow the Fleet (1936)
Roberta (1935)
Shall We Dance (1937)
Swing Time (1936)
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
The Gay Divorcee (1934)
Top Hat (1935)
Irving Berlin musicals
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
Annie Get Your Gun (1957)
Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
Blue Skies (1946)
Call Me Madam (1953)
Carefree
Easter Parade (1948)
Follow the Fleet (1936)
Hallelujah! (1929)
Holiday Inn (1942)
On the Avenue (1937)
Second Fiddle (1939)
The Cocoanuts (1929)
This Is the Army (1943)
Top Hat (1935)
White Christmas (1954)
