Amusements

Northern Advocate, 17 December 1938, Page 6

Amusements

Fred Astaire And Ginger Rogers In “Carefree”

Bringing the world-famous team of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers together once more, R.K.O. Radio’s “Carefree” delighted a large audience at the Regent Theatre last night. With the pair more entertaining than ever, the film presents a glittering, joyous and song-studded romance, with Irving Berlin’s melodies, startling dance routines and a deftlyhandled story. Brightly modern in theme and treatment, the picture deals with the triangular romance between a popular actress, a distinguished psychiatrist and a successful lawyer. Astaire portrays the medical man and Ralph Bellamy is the attorney, whose uncertain love affair with Miss Rogers leads him to call on Astaire for help. From this innocent beginning stems the joyous complications of the story. Fred gives Ginger a coiirse of treatment which leads her to fall in love with him instead of with Bellamy, and which involves her in a series of wild escapades that hit new highs in the annals of Astaire-Rogers hilarity. And after Fred has firmly planted in her mind the notion that he is a monster, he suddenly discovers that he is in love with her himself. This leads to a side-splitting climax. Among the many new dance features is “The Yam,” the popular dance hit of the season, which almost any amateur can perform. On the same programme is another Walt Disney colour creation, “Fox Hunt.” The programme is to be .repeated tonight and Monday.