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The Happy Road

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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.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 01/12/2015
B-
Whimsical comedy that fails to maintain the charm it dishes out. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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12/06/2014 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. See more 11/29/2014 Plods along to no purpose. See more 11/29/2014 a road movie of sorts See more 05/12/2010 Pleasant-enough family fare with surprisingly topical commentary on giving another culture a chance. See more Read all reviews
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Gene Kelly

Director

Gene Kelly

Michael J. Andrews

Barbara Laage

Suzanne Duval

Michael Redgrave

Gen. Medworth

Bobby Clark

Danny Andrews

Brigitte Fossey

Janine Duval
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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