Rosalind Russell
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A Majority of One is a 1961 American comedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Rosalind Russell and Alec Guinness. It was adapted from the play of the same name by Leonard Spigelgass, which was a Broadway hit in the 1959-1960 season starring Gertrude Berg and Cedric Hardwicke.
A Majority of One: Directed by Mervyn LeRoy. With Rosalind Russell, Alec Guinness, Ray Danton, Madlyn Rhue. A gentle love story about a Japanese businessman and widower, and a Brooklyn widow.
A Majority of One (1961) is a touching and mature love story that crosses cultural boundaries when an unlikely middle aged pair meet and fall in love. Mrs. Mrs. Jacoby (Rosalind Russell), a Jewish widow from Brooklyn, has lost her only son in battle during World War II.
67% Tomatometer 6 Reviews. 63% Audience Score 100+ Ratings. Since her beloved son was killed in World War II, Bertha Jacoby (Rosalind Russell) has nursed a grudge against the entire country of...
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Nov 30, 2009 · Now, with a bit of luck, love may reenter their lives -- if they learn again the lessons of tolerance, forgiveness, kindness and devotion. Russell and Guinness play unlikely romantics in this touching comedy based on the Broadway hit and directed by Mervyn LeRoy.
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A Majority of One is a play by Leonard Spigelgass. The 1958-59 Broadway production was directed by Dore Schary and ran for three previews and 556 performances, with Gertrude Berg, Cedric Hardwicke, and Ina Balin.
Nov 21, 2015 · A Majority of One concerns a Jewish widow, a Japanese businessman, and the prejudices present during this time between the two very different people. In a small Brooklyn apartment lives a Jewish widow named Bertha Jacoby.
