One Is a Lonely Number (also known as Two Is a Happy Number) is a 1972 American drama film directed by Mel Stuart, and starring Trish Van Devere, Janet Leigh, and Melvyn Douglas. The screenplay, based upon the short story "The Good Humor Man" by Rebecca Morris, was written by David Seltzer.
| One Is a Lonely Number | |
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| Directed by | Mel Stuart |
| Screenplay by | David Seltzer |
| Based on | "The Good Humor Man" 1967 story in The New Yorker by Rebecca Morris |
| Produced by | Stan Margulies |
| Starring | Trish Van Devere Monte Markham Janet Leigh Melvyn Douglas Jane Elliot Jonathan Lippe Mark Bramhall Paul Jenkins A. Scott Beach Henry Leff Dudley Knight |
| Cinematography | Michel Hugo |
| Edited by | David Saxon |
| Music by | Michel Legrand |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editThe story follows Aimee Brower (Van Devere), who wakes and finds her husband has left her. After learning everything about why he did it, she then proceeds to put her life back together.
Cast
edit- Trish Van Devere as Amy Brower
- Monte Markham as Howard Carpenter
- Janet Leigh as Gert Meredith
- Melvyn Douglas as Joseph Provo
- Jane Elliot as Madge Frazier
- Jonathan Lippe as Sherman Cooke
- Mark Bramhall as Morgue Attendant
- Paul Jenkins as James Brower
- A. Scott Beach as Frawley King
- Henry Leff as Arnold Holzgang
- Dudley Knight as King Lear
- Maurice Argent as Pool Manager
- Thomas McNallan as Hardware Clerk
- Joseph Spano as Earl of Kent
- Morgan Upton as Earl of Gloucester
- Kim Allen as Ronnie Porter
- Peter Fitzsimmons as Employment Office Clerk
- Christopher Brooks as Marvin Friedlander
- Kathleen Quinlan (uncredited)[1][2]
Awards and nominations
edit- 1973: Nominated, Best Motion Picture Actress in a Dramatic Film - Trish Van Devere
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Kathleen Quinlan". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- ^ Brantley, Robin (1977-07-22). "New Face: Kathleen Quinlan (Published 1977)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
External links
edit- One Is a Lonely Number at IMDb
- One Is a Lonely Number at the TCM Movie Database
- One Is a Lonely Number at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- One Is a Lonely Number at Rotten Tomatoes
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