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The Happy Road

1957 1h 39m Comedy Drama List
Reviews 14% Audience Score 100+ Ratings
Danny Andrews (Bobby Clark) is sick of the high-class Swiss boarding school his father shipped him off to, and decides to flee the school and return to France, where his single dad lives. His schoolyard crush, Janine Duvall (Brigitte Fossey), tags along with him. When word of their escape reaches Danny's father, Mike (Gene Kelly), and Janine's mother, Suzanne (Barbara Laage), the two team up to rescue the children, and along the way the two single parents begin to fall for each other. Read More Read Less

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Whimsical comedy that fails to maintain the charm it dishes out. Rated: B- Jan 12, 2015 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Lightweight but enjoyable piece of fluff starring and directed by Gene Kelly. Kelly and Barbara Lanage play two single parents living in Europe who's children who have decided to runaway to Paris together. The set-up allows for lots of comic episode for the children and for their parents, along with the inevitable romantic ones, as they traipse across a picture postcard Europe. Not a classic, but worth watching for fans of Gene Kelly. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Plods along to no purpose. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member a road movie of sorts Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Pleasant-enough family fare with surprisingly topical commentary on giving another culture a chance. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Danny Andrews (Bobby Clark) is sick of the high-class Swiss boarding school his father shipped him off to, and decides to flee the school and return to France, where his single dad lives. His schoolyard crush, Janine Duvall (Brigitte Fossey), tags along with him. When word of their escape reaches Danny's father, Mike (Gene Kelly), and Janine's mother, Suzanne (Barbara Laage), the two team up to rescue the children, and along the way the two single parents begin to fall for each other.
Director
Gene Kelly
Producer
Gene Kelly
Screenwriter
Arthur Julian, Joe Morheim, Harry Kurnitz
Production Co
Kerry
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 39m