A Majority of One (1961)
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This standard love story adapted by Leonard Spigelgass from his stage play was acclaimed when it was released for probing into the nature of prejudice. Rosalind Russell plays Mrs. Jacoby, a Jewish widow living in Brooklyn whose daughter Alice (Madlyn Rhue) is married to Jerome (Ray Danton), a U.S. diplomat newly assigned to Japan. Because of Jerome's new post, Mrs. Jacoby decides to visit the land of the rising sun, and once there, she meets Koichi Asano (Alec Guinness). Asano is a suave, sophisticated, and wealthy man with an aesthetically impressive Tokyo home. After the two meet, love starts to blossom. This was one of the rare '60s films geared to the older set but it is significant that even during this period Hollywood still chose to cast a white actor (albeit Alec Guinness!) in the role of Asano. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Rosalind Russell - Mrs. Jacoby
- Ray Danton - Jerome Black
- Mae Questel - Mrs. Rubin
- Gary Vinson - Mr. McMillan
- Frank Wilcox - Noah Putnam
- Yuki Shimoda - Mr. Asano's secretary
- Alan Mowbray - Capt. Norcross
- Lillian Adams - Mrs. Stein
- Belle Mitchell - Neighbor
- Alec Guinness - Koichi Asano
- Madlyn Rhue - Alice Black
- Marc Marno - Eddie
- Sharon Hugueny - Bride
- Francis de Sales - American embassy representative
- Harriet MacGibbon - Mrs. Putnam
- Dale Ishimoto - Taxi Driver
- Tsuruko Kobayashi - Mr. Asano's Daughter-in-Law
- Director(s):
- Mervyn LeRoy
- Writer(s):
- Leonard Spigelgass
- Producer(s):
- Mervyn LeRoy
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- 1961 - A Majority of One - Golden Globe - Best Picture - Comedy
- 1961 - A Majority of One - Golden Globe - Motion Picture Promoting International Understanding
- 1961 - A Majority of One - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- 1961 - A Majority of One - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Picture - Comedy
- 1961 - A Majority of One - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Motion Picture Promoting International Understanding
