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1957 French-American comedy film directed by Gene Kelly For the French comedy film, see The Happy Road (1936 film).
The Happy Road
British quad poster
Directed byGene Kelly
Written byArthur Julian
Harry Kurnitz
Joe Morhaim
Produced byGene Kelly
StarringGene Kelly
Barbara Laage
Brigitte Fossey
Bobby Clark
Michael Redgrave
CinematographyRobert Juillard
Edited byBorys Lewin
Music byGeorges Van Parys
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • June 20, 1957 (1957-06-20)
Running time99 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$575,000
Box office$950,000

The Happy Road is a 1957 French-American comedy film starring Gene Kelly, Barbara Laage, Michael Redgrave and Bobby Clark. The plot involves two runaway students and the efforts of their respective parents to locate them.

Plot

Two students (a boy and girl) 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.

Cast

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"; 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."

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.

See also

References

  1. ^ The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  2. "The Happy Road". BFI. Archived from the original on 2012-07-14.
  3. "The Happy Road (1957) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  4. "Movie Review - The Happy Road - The Screen: 'Happy Road' Arrives; Gene Kelly Film Opens at Plaza Theatre The Cast - NYTimes.com". The New York Times.

External links

Gene Kelly
Films directed by Gene Kelly
Soundtrack albums


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