The Happy Road

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.

The Happy Road
British quad poster
Directed byGene Kelly
Produced byGene Kelly
Written byArthur Julian
Harry Kurnitz
Joe Morhaim
StarringGene Kelly
Barbara Laage
Michael Redgrave
Bobby Clark
Brigitte Fossey
Music byGeorges Van Parys
CinematographyRobert Juillard
Edited byBorys Lewin
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
June 20, 1957
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$575,000[1]
Box office$950,000[1]

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" ;[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
  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".


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