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One Is a Lonely Number (1972)
A young woman has difficulty understanding why her husband walks out on her. Alone for the first time, she finds life difficult to cope with and for a time lives with the hope that her husband will come back to her.
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A young woman has difficulty understanding why her husband walks out on her. Alone for the first time, she finds life difficult to cope with and for a time lives with the hope that her husband will come back to her.
Rating:PG
Genre:Drama
Written By:David Seltzer
In Theaters:6/19/1972
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Runtime:97 minutes
Studio:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Mel Stuart
Director
Trish Van Devere
Amy Brower
Monte Markham
Howard Carpenter
Janet Leigh
Gert Meredith
Melvyn Douglas
Joseph Provo
Jane Elliot
Madge Frazier
Jonathan Goldsmith
Sherman Cooke
Mark Bramhall
Morgue Attendant
Paul Jenkins
James Brower
Scott Beach
Frawley King
Henry Leff
Arnold Holzgang
Dudley Knight
King Lear
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