The Happy Road

directed by Gene Kelly
Category: "Comedy"
Year of Release:1957
Date Added:10/15/2025
Date Watched:10/15/2025
Description:Danny decides to run away from his school in Switzerland so he can be with his father, Mike (Gene Kelly) in Paris. Danny's friend Janine decides to come along because she likes Danny and wants to help him. The movie follows two threads—two young children making their way through France with the help of other children and kindly adults. Meanwhile, Mike and Janine's mother Suzanne (Barbara Laage) chase all over France looking for their kids. Mike is trying to put together a business deal in Paris and is stressed, pushy, and argumentative. Suzanne is trying to get to Monte Carlo for her wedding to a wealthy man. By the end of the movie, Mike has shed his stress and decided to enjoy the French way of living. Suzanne has stopped taking calls from Monte Carlo. They get to Mike's apartment in Paris to find Danny and Janine asleep.
My Rating:6

Reviews for The Happy Road

Review - Happy Road, The

The kids (the actors were 14 and 11) were great. Kelly was rather annoying but with a kind edge. Laage was lovely but didn't have a lot to do except run around in a tight skirt and high heels for three days without getting her clothes wrinkled or her hair messed. Since it was a feel-good, happy movie with little suspense, even about the missing children, it would have been nice to have Mike and Suzanne get together at the end. Maybe they did.

Reviewed by Roger on 2025-10-15 17:30:08

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