The Happy Road
The Happy Road | |
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Directed by | Gene Kelly |
Written by | Arthur Julian Harry Kurnitz Joe Morhaim |
Produced by | Gene Kelly |
Starring | Gene Kelly Barbara Laage Michael Redgrave Bobby Clark Brigitte Fossey |
Cinematography | Robert Juillard |
Edited by | Borys Lewin |
Music by | Georges Van Parys |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $575,000[1] |
Box office | $950,000[1] |
The Happy Road is a 1957 French-American comedy film starring Gene Kelly, Barbara Laage, Michael Redgrave and Bobby Clark.[2] Its plot involves two students (a boy and girl) who escape from their Swiss private school and make for Paris. Their respective parents, an American father and a French mother, together embark on a wide journey around the countryside, getting local police involved in finding them, with many whimsical situations, including riding on a police motorcycle, and encountering military maneuvers and a bicycle race.
Plot[]
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Cast[]
- Mike Andrews - Gene Kelly
- Suzanne Duval - Barbara Laage
- Danny Andrews - Bobby Clark
- Janine Duval - Brigitte Fossey
- General Medworth - Michael Redgrave
- Doctor Salaise - Roger Tréville
- Hélène - Colette Dereal
- Madame Fallière - Maryse Martin
- Motorcycle Officer - Van Doude
- Armbruster - Colin Mann
- The Woodcutter - Alexandre Rignault
- David, Earl of Bardingham - T. Bartlett
- Carpenter - Paul Préboist
Critical reception[]
Allmovie wrote, "The Happy Road tends to bludgeon its audience with whimsy at time," but noted, "Gene Kelly, as always, is charming, and less affected than usual" ;[3] while The New York Times praised the film as "a lively and charming little tale" concluding, "Mr. Kelly rates a good hand for this picture. So does Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer."[4]
Box office[]
According to MGM records the film earned $325,000 in the US and Canada and $625,000 elsewhere resulting in a loss of $117,000.[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ^ "The Happy Road". BFI. Archived from the original on 2012-07-14.
- ^ "The Happy Road (1957) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ "Movie Review - The Happy Road - The Screen: 'Happy Road' Arrives; Gene Kelly Film Opens at Plaza Theatre The Cast - NYTimes.com".
External links[]
- 1957 films
- English-language films
- 1957 comedy films
- American comedy road movies
- American films
- American black-and-white films
- Films directed by Gene Kelly
- Films set in France
- Films set in Switzerland
- Films shot in France
- French films
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
- Films with screenplays by Harry Kurnitz
- 1950s comedy film stubs
- 1950s French film stubs