One Is a Lonely Number

For the song, see One (Harry Nilsson song).

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.

One Is a Lonely Number
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Directed by	Mel Stuart
Screenplay by	David Seltzer
Based on	"The Good Humor Man" 1967 story in The New Yorker by Rebecca Morris
Produced by	Stan Margulies
Starring	Trish Van Devere Monte Markham Janet Leigh Melvyn Douglas Jane Elliot Jonathan Lippe Mark Bramhall Paul Jenkins A. Scott Beach Henry Leff Dudley Knight
Cinematography	Michel Hugo
Edited by	David Saxon
Music by	Michel Legrand
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	June 19, 1972 (1972-06-19)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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

• List of American films of 1972