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The Happy Road
The Happy Road

The Happy Road

It Happened On... The Happy Road

Genres

Comedy

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Two children run away from a Swiss boarding school and set out for Paris, with their frantic parents in hot pursuit.

Others

Budget

$575000

Revenue

$950000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

5.6/10

Release Date

20 June 1957

Country

France

Cast

Gene Kelly

Gene Kelly

Michael J. Andrews

Barbara Laage

Barbara Laage

Suzanne Duval

Michael Redgrave

Michael Redgrave

Gen. Medworth

Bobby Clark

Bobby Clark

Danny Andrews

Brigitte Fossey

Brigitte Fossey

Janine Duval

Roger Tréville

Roger Tréville

Dr. Solaise

Colette Deréal

Colette Deréal

Hélène

Jess Hahn

Jess Hahn

MP Sgt. Morgan

Maryse Martin

Maryse Martin

The Mother

Roger Saget

Roger Saget

Big man in 4cv

Van Doude

Van Doude

French Motorcycle Officer

Claire Gérard

Claire Gérard

Patronne d'hotel in Valval

Colin Mann

Colin Mann

Armbruster

Alexandre Rignault

Alexandre Rignault

Woodcutter

T. Bartlett

T. Bartlett

David, Earl of Boardingham

Charles Bouillaud

Charles Bouillaud

Driver of truck in the ditch

Christian Brocard

Christian Brocard

Workman with Statue

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Young lover

Georges Demas

Georges Demas

Bike racer

Lucien Desagneaux

Lucien Desagneaux

Truck passenger

Patrick Dewaere

Patrick Dewaere

Child

Jimmy Urbain

Jimmy Urbain

Child

Marcel Pérès

Marcel Pérès

Garbage Manager

Jimmy Perrys

Jimmy Perrys

Workman washing hands at water fountain

Léon Pauléon

Léon Pauléon

Father of big man in 4cv

Jacques Moulières

Jacques Moulières

Child

Paul Mercey

Paul Mercey

Gendarme at the station

René Hall

René Hall

Gendarme

Jacques Dufilho

Jacques Dufilho

Michel Bertrand

Paul Faivre

Paul Faivre

Customs Officer

Claude Ferna

Claude Ferna

Fat man in 4cv

Émile Genevois

Émile Genevois

Station-master

Corrado Guarducci

Corrado Guarducci

Ottorino Cippolatta

Keith Jackson

Keith Jackson

TV Sports Announcer

Harry Locke

Harry Locke

Emerson

Dominique Maurin

Dominique Maurin

Child

Yves-Marie Maurin

Yves-Marie Maurin

Child

Paul Préboist

Paul Préboist

Carpenter

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