Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
A wise-cracking mother superior shepherds spirited students and fellow nuns through a chaotic cross-country bus journey toward a California peace rally.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- wholesome
- sentimental
- family movie night
- nostalgic afternoon
What critics said
The film was viewed as a broad, sentimental follow-up whose appeal rests mainly on comic situations and its performers.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The nuns and students cross America by bus and encounter multiple breakdowns and stopover adventures.
Traditional Mother Superior Simplicia travels with progressive Sister George and high-spirited students toward a peace rally.
The group moves from Catholic schools to a dude ranch, a western film set, and encounters with biker toughs.
Nuns, students, a priest-run boys school, and a peace rally provide the film's central comic milieu.
Films like Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows, and why
The Trouble with Angels
shared convent comedy, warm ensemble humor, and clashes between traditional authority and spirited students
The Singing Nun
shared nun-centered comedy, Catholic setting, and broad feel-good comic situations
The Great Race
shared road-trip comedy, episodic mishaps, and family-friendly ensemble adventure
Movie Details
- Director
- James Neilson
- Release Date
- 1968-04-10
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (17)
Cast
- Rosalind Russell
- Stella Stevens
- Binnie Barnes
- Mary Wickes
- Dolores Sutton
- Milton Berle
- Arthur Godfrey
- Van Johnson
- Robert Taylor
- Susan Saint James
Common questions
- What is Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows about?
- A wise-cracking mother superior shepherds spirited students and fellow nuns through a chaotic cross-country bus journey toward a California peace rally.
- What is Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows as mild.
- What did critics think of Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows?
- The film was viewed as a broad, sentimental follow-up whose appeal rests mainly on comic situations and its performers.
- Which films are like Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows?
- Films with a similar feel include The Trouble with Angels, The Singing Nun, and The Great Race.
- How long is Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows?
- Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows runs 93 minutes.
