A MAJORITY OF ONE(1961)Rosalind Russell | Alec Guinness

A MAJORITY OF ONE (An ODD Print)

Nominated for Oscar

Won 3 Golden Globes, Another 3 nominations

USA 1961 | COMEDY | Family | Romance

Directed and Produced Mervyn LeRoy

Production: Warner Bros. Pictures

Starring: Rosalind Russell | Alec Guinness

Rosalind Russell plays Mrs. Jacoby, a Jewish widow living in Brooklyn whose only son has been killed in World War II by the Japanese. Her daughter, Alice (Madlyn Rhue), is married to businessman Jerome (Ray Danton), and the couple convinces the reluctant widow to join them on a trip to Japan. On the boat trip Mrs. Jacoby meets Koichi Asano (Alec Guinness), a Japanese businessman who like herself has lost family members in the war. In spite of these grave personal losses, Asano and Jacoby develop a romantic attachment to each other. But Asano is one of the men who with whom Jerome is conducting business, and Jerome believes Asano is feigning interest in his mother to achieve business aims.

Note : This is incomplete 16mm print in very good condition with Warner Bros. Logo. Mounted on 2 Cores from this Feature of B/W version. Not available on DVD.