Rosalind Russell
Mrs. Bertha Jacoby
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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.
- Mervyn Leroy
- 4 min
A Majority of One is a 1961 American comedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy, 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 .
- $2 million (US/Canada)
- Harry Stradling
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. Jacoby (Rosalind Russell), a Jewish widow from Brooklyn, has lost her only son in battle during World War II.
- Mervyn Leroy, Gil Kissel
- Rosalind Russell
A gentle love story about a Japanese businessman and widower, and a Brooklyn widow. But before a happy ending can ensue, they must learn again the lessons of tolerance, kindness, and forgiveness. Widowed Bertha Jacoby has led a relatively sheltered, monocultural existence in the same predominantly Jewish Brooklyn neighborhood for most of her ...
Since her beloved son was killed in World War II, Bertha Jacoby (Rosalind Russell) has nursed a grudge against the entire country of Japan. But when her son-in-law (Ray Danton) is offered a ...
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- Rosalind Russell
- Mervyn Leroy
- Mervyn Leroy
Nov 30, 2009 · A Majority of One was so heart warming and reminiscent of the great movies of old that left you wanting more. After viewing the movie I immediately started searching for the movie online to purchase because I wanted my family and friends to see such a wonderful movie. To my dissatifaction Movies Unlimited did not have this movie.
- DVD
Lily Putnam (as Harriet MacGibbon) Yuki Shimoda. ... Mr. Asano's Secretary. Alan Mowbray. ... Captain Norcross. Rest of cast listed alphabetically: Lillian Adams.
