Hal Ashby liked characters—especially characters who were characters ... an urban drama centered on race relations called The Landlord (1970), starring Beau Bridges, Lee Grant and Diana Sands. Jewison ...

Racial satire, with Beau Bridges as the owner of a run-down tenement where he plans to evict the tenants. Filmed in New York. Mrs. Enders: Lee Grant. Fanny: Diana Sands. Marge: Pearl Bailey.