Sixth and Main
Directed byChristopher Cain
Written byChristopher Cain
Produced byChristopher Cain
StarringLeslie Nielsen
Beverly Garland
Roddy McDowall
Leo Penn
Joe Maross
Bard Stevens
Sharon Thomas
CinematographyHilyard John Brown
Edited byKen Johnson
Music byBob Summers
Distributed byNational Cinema Network
Release date
1977
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Sixth and Main is a 1977 American drama film directed by Christopher Cain and starring Leslie Nielsen and Beverly Garland.

Plot

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

Sixth and Main stars 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 Erwin and Edwin Mills.[3]

Production

Sixth and Main is a 104 minute color film that was released through National Cinema in September 1977. Christopher Cain was writer, producer and director.[3]

Critical reception

Variety (31 August 1977) described it as a "very professionally made low-budgeter... The film is earthy without being vulgar.[4] The Hollywood 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

  1. ↑ Nash & Ross 1985, p. 2955.
  2. ↑ Mitchell 2004, p. 220.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Del Vecchio 2012, p. 220.
  4. ↑ Elley 2000, p. 1124.

Sources

  • Del Vecchio, Deborah (19 December 2012), Beverly Garland: Her Life and Career, McFarland, p. 220, ISBN 9780786465019, retrieved 2021-10-11
  • Elley, Derek (2000), Variety Portable Movie Guide, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated, ISBN 9780425175507, retrieved 2021-10-11
  • Mitchell, Charles P. (2004). Filmography of Social Issues: A Reference Guide. Greenwood Press. p. 220. ISBN 978-0-313-32037-8.
  • Nash, Jay Robert; Ross, Stanley Ralph (1985), The Motion Picture Guide, vol. 7, Cinebooks, ISBN 9780933997073, retrieved 2021-10-11
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