One Is a Lonely Number

One Is a Lonely Number
One Is a Lonely Number
	Original film poster
Directed by	Mel Stuart
Screenplay by	David Seltzer
Based on	"The Good Humor Man"; by Rebecca Morris
Produced by	Stan Margulies
Starring	Trish Van Devere; Monte Markham; Janet Leigh; Melvyn Douglas
Cinematography	Michel Hugo
Edited by	David Saxon
Music by	Michel Legrand
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	June 19, 1972;
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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 1967 The New Yorker short story "The Good Humor Man" by Rebecca Morris, was written by David Seltzer.

Plot

Aimee Brower wakes and finds her husband James 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 Aimee 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)

Awards and nominations

Golden Globe Awards

1973: Nominated, Best Motion Picture Actress in a Dramatic Film - Trish Van Devere

References

↑ "Kathleen Quinlan". TVGuide.com. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
↑ Brantley, Robin (July 22, 1977). "New Face: Kathleen Quinlan (Published 1977)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 27, 2021.