Sixth and Main
Sixth and Main | |
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Directed by | Christopher Cain |
Written by | Christopher Cain |
Produced by | Christopher Cain |
Starring | Leslie Nielsen Beverly Garland Roddy McDowall Leo Penn Joe Maross Bard Stevens Sharon Thomas |
Cinematography | Hilyard John Brown |
Edited by | Ken Johnson |
Music by | Bob Summers |
Distributed by | National Cinema Network |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Sixth and Mainis a 1977 Americandrama filmdirected byChristopher Cainand starringLeslie NielsenandBeverly Garland.
Plot
[edit]Monica (Beverly Garland) decides to spend time in the slums of Los Angeles to absorb the atmosphere for a book she is planning to write.[1] She becomes interested in the tall, quiet derelict who calls himself John Doe (Leslie Nielsen), whose transient friends include an unlicensed doctor known as Doc (Leo Penn), a legless newsstand operator named Skateboard (Roddy McDowall), and the heroin addict and hooker Peanut (Gammy Burdett). She trails John Doe to his home, a rundown trailer in a junkyard.[2] She decides to rehabilitate him. She does not know that he was formerly a successful screenwriter.[3]
Cast
[edit]Sixth and Mainstars Leslie Nielsen as "John Doe", Roddy McDowall as "Skateboard", Leo Penn as "Doc", and Beverly Garland as "Monica Cord". Other actors include Gammy Burdett,Joe Maross,Bill Erwinand Edwin Mills.[3]
Production
[edit]Sixth and Mainis a 104 minute color film that was released through National Cinema in September 1977. Christopher Cain was writer, producer and director.[3]
Critical reception
[edit]Variety(31 August 1977) described it as a "very professionally made low-budgeter... The film is earthy without being vulgar.[4] TheHollywood Reporter(31 August 1977) praised Chris Cain's skillful direction and Beverly Garland's acting, but said of the plot that it "waffles between wonderfully naturalistic scenes and whole passages filled with overwrought idealistic notions."[3]
Citations
[edit]- ^Nash & Ross 1985,p. 2955.
- ^Mitchell 2004,p. 220.
- ^abcdDel Vecchio 2012,p. 220.
- ^Elley 2000,p. 1124.
Sources
[edit]- Del Vecchio, Deborah (19 December 2012),Beverly Garland: Her Life and Career,McFarland, p. 220,ISBN9780786465019,retrieved2021-10-11
- Elley, Derek (2000),Variety Portable Movie Guide,Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated,ISBN9780425175507,retrieved2021-10-11
- Mitchell, Charles P. (2004).Filmography of Social Issues: A Reference Guide.Greenwood Press. p. 220.ISBN978-0-313-32037-8.
- Nash, Jay Robert; Ross, Stanley Ralph (1985),The Motion Picture Guide,vol. 7, Cinebooks,ISBN9780933997073,retrieved2021-10-11