One Is a Lonely Number
1972 film by Mel Stuart
- June 19, 1972 (1972-06-19)
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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.
Plot
The 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
- 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
Golden Globe Awards
- 1973: Nominated, Best Motion Picture Actress in a Dramatic Film - Trish Van Devere
See also
References
External links
- One Is a Lonely Number at IMDb
- One Is a Lonely Number at AllMovie
- 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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Films directed by Mel Stuart
- Four Days in November (1964)
- If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)
- I Love My Wife (1970)
- Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
- One Is a Lonely Number (1972)
- Wattstax (1973)
- Brenda Starr (1976)
- Ruby and Oswald (1978)
- Mean Dog Blues (1978)
- The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal (1979)
- The Chisholms (1980)
- Sophia Loren: Her Own Story (1980)
- The White Lions (1981)
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