premise: Run up to seven and you'll find that every other number has better films-- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest , Two for the Road , Three Days of the Condor (and Three Brave Men , based on a book about my Uncle Abe, who's played by Ernest Borgnine--straight stuff--you can imagine how we felt), Four Feathers , Five Easy Pieces , and--no kidding, this is as good as it gets-- Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga , with Lupe Velez and Leon Errol.
hypothesis: Three Brave Men, which features Ernest Borgnine, was adapted from a book written about my Uncle Abe.