Karkaamme Pariisiin

Name: The Happy Road
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1958-06-06
Duration: 1 h 39 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Gene Kelly, Barbara Laage, Michael Redgrave

Original title: The Happy Road

1957
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1h 39m

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5.9/10

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Gene Kelly and Barbara Laage in Karkaamme Pariisiin (1957)

An American boy and a French girl run away from a Swiss school making for Paris to reunite with their parents. The boy's father and the girl's mother join forces, despite cultural differences, to search for their kids.

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An American boy and a French girl run away from a Swiss school making for Paris to reunite with their parents. The boy's father and the girl's mother join forces, despite cultural difference... Read allAn American boy and a French girl run away from a Swiss school making for Paris to reunite with their parents. The boy's father and the girl's mother join forces, despite cultural differences, to search for their kids.An American boy and a French girl run away from a Swiss school making for Paris to reunite with their parents. The boy's father and the girl's mother join forces, despite cultural differences, to search for their kids.

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Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 2 wins total

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Bobby Clark and Brigitte Fossey in Karkaamme Pariisiin (1957)

Bobby Clark, Brigitte Fossey, and Keith Jackson in Karkaamme Pariisiin (1957)

Bobby Clark and Alexandre Rignault in Karkaamme Pariisiin (1957)

Bobby Clark in Karkaamme Pariisiin (1957)

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Trivia
The company that coproduced is called Kerry, after Gene Kelly's daughter.

Goofs
At the very beginning, when the boy is running away, he is shown throwing his knotted rope over the railing, and immediately beginning the climb down. The next shot shows him continuing his climb, but now the rope is tied with a big knot on the railing, though he didn't stop to do that.

Quotes
Mike Andrews: Your daughter, may I remind you, speaks French. She's getting them in and out of these towns like the Scarlet Pimpernel.

Connections
Referenced in What's My Line?: Gene Kelly (1957)

Soundtracks
The Happy Road
Music by Georges Van Parys
Lyrics by Gene Kelly
Performed by Maurice Chevalier

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10/10

Gene Kelly Classic!

What a fun film! Gene Kelly's sophisticated slapstick style permeates this movie. You can tell he was greatly influenced by Chaplin or Keaton as many of the scenes with Gene and Barbara are visual gags that are still funny today. Oh and the two young leads are great actors, refreshing for the 50s when most kids delivered their lines as if reading a book. The whole production is pure sunshine! J'adore!

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