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 Brigitte Fossey Bobby Clark Michael Redgrave |
| 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] The plot involves two runaway students and the efforts of their respective parents to locate them.
Plot
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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". The New York Times.
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