A Majority of One (1961)
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73% of users liked it
(206 ratings)
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.… More 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, Rovi
- Directed By
- Mervyn LeRoy
- Written By
- Leonard Spigelgass
- Genres
- Drama, Kids & Family, Romance, Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 27, 1961 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Though well intentioned in message, Mervyn LeRoy's version of the popular stage play is overacted by Rosalind Russell as the Jewish widow and miscast with Alec Guinness as the Japanese businessman
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Cast
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Rosalind Russell
as Mrs. Jacoby
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Alec Guinness
as Koichi Asano
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Ray Danton
as Jerome Black
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Madlyn Rhue
as Alice Black
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Mae Questel
as Mrs. Rubin
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Marc Marno
as Eddie
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Gary Vinson
as Mr. McMillan
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Sharon Hugueny
as Bride
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Frank Wilcox
as Noah Putnam
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Francis De Sales
as American embassy representative
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Yuki Shimoda
as Mr. Asano's secretary
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Harriet MacGibbon
as Mrs. Putnam
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Alan Mowbray
as Capt. Norcross
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Lillian Adams
as Mrs. Stein, Mrs. Stein (uncredited)
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Dale Ishimoto
as Taxi Driver
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Tsuruko Kobayashi
as Mr. Asano's Daughter-in-Law
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Belle Mitchell
as Neighbor
- Arlen Stuart
