A Majority of One

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A Majority of One (11-Jan-1962)

Director: Mervyn LeRoy

Writer: Leonard Spigelgass

From a play: A Majority of One by Leonard Spigelgass

Music by: Max Steiner

Keywords: Romantic Comedy

Alec Guinness plays a Japanese businessman falls in love with a Jewish widow from Brooklyn. Since her son-in-law is formulating a business deal with Guinness, some might assume the relationship a ploy for negotiating advantage. Despite both leads obviously miscast, they give decent and largely believable performances. Now somewhat dated adaptation of Spigelgass's successful Broadway play, which ran 559 performances.

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Ray Danton Actor 19-Sep-1931 11-Feb-1992 The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond

Alec Guinness Actor 2-Apr-1914 5-Aug-2000 Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars

Harriet MacGibbon Actor 5-Oct-1905 8-Feb-1987 Mrs. Drysdale on Beverly Hillbillies

Alan Mowbray Actor 18-Aug-1896 25-Mar-1969 Founding member, Screen Actors Guild

Madlyn Rhue Actor 3-Oct-1935 16-Dec-2003 Marjorie Grant on Bracken's World

Rosalind Russell Actor 4-Jun-1907 28-Nov-1976 Auntie Mame

Gary Vinson Actor 22-Oct-1936 15-Oct-1984 Christy on McHale's Navy

CAST

Rosalind Russell ... Mrs. Jacoby
Alec Guinness ... Koichi Asano
Also Starring
Ray Danton ... Jerome Black
Madlyn Rhue ... Alice Black
with
Mae Questal ... Mrs. Rubin
Marc Marno ... Eddie
Gary Vinson ... Mr. McMillon
Sharon Hugueny ... Bride
Frank Wilcox ... Noah Putnam
Francis De Sales ... American Embassy Official
Harriet MacGibbon ... Mrs. Putnam
Yuki Shimoda ... Asano's secretary
Alan Mowbray ... Capt. Norcross

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