Carefree (1938)
Carefree is easily the silliest of the Fred and Ginger musicals, but it does have one memorable feature the other movies lack: a long smackaroo. Do I mean a kiss or do I mean a slap? Well, the answer to that is more complicated than you think. . .
In this one, Fred gets to play a psychiatrist! He does a favor for his pal, Ralph Bellamy, and agrees to analyze Ralph’s girlfriend, Ginger. Ginger’s reluctant to marry Ralph, so he thinks there’s something wrong with her. Oh, the simple joys of 1938! Anyway, as soon as Fred gets Ginger on the couch, she falls in love with him instead. Whenever she’s hypnotized, she’s free to pursue her real interests, but that might get in the way of Ralph and Fred’s friendship.
Included in this movie are the silly numbers “The Yam” and “Since They Turned ‘Loch Lomond’ Into Swing” that everyone wishes they could forget. “Change Partners” has stood the test of time, though, so if you’ve ever wondered where that song comes from, it comes from Carefree. And have you ever noticed that Fred and Ginger usually leave their kisses up to the audience’s imagination? As Fred so classily stated, the kiss in this movie “makes up for all the kisses I had not given Ginger for all those years.” That alone makes the movie worth watching.
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In this one, Fred gets to play a psychiatrist! He does a favor for his pal, Ralph Bellamy, and agrees to analyze Ralph’s girlfriend, Ginger. Ginger’s reluctant to marry Ralph, so he thinks there’s something wrong with her. Oh, the simple joys of 1938! Anyway, as soon as Fred gets Ginger on the couch, she falls in love with him instead. Whenever she’s hypnotized, she’s free to pursue her real interests, but that might get in the way of Ralph and Fred’s friendship.
Included in this movie are the silly numbers “The Yam” and “Since They Turned ‘Loch Lomond’ Into Swing” that everyone wishes they could forget. “Change Partners” has stood the test of time, though, so if you’ve ever wondered where that song comes from, it comes from Carefree. And have you ever noticed that Fred and Ginger usually leave their kisses up to the audience’s imagination? As Fred so classily stated, the kiss in this movie “makes up for all the kisses I had not given Ginger for all those years.” That alone makes the movie worth watching.
Want to watch it? Click here to watch it on ok.ru. And thanks "Juhi Thaker" for posting!
More Fred Astaire movies here!
More Hattie McDaniel movies here!