Biker genre

The first of the biker films was The Hard Ride which starred Robert Fuller. She played the part of the girlfriend of a black soldier who was killed in Vietnam. His friend (Played by Fuller) brings his body home and locates the biker club he belonged to. After the funeral she tries to understand the biker life.^[5][6] The film which was also called Carry Me Home Brother, premiered at Victorville. Bain was outside on the street with her mentor John Cestare and was signing autographs.^[7] She was aged 22 at the time and already had the Hollywood familiarity and a desire to stay in the business.^[8] She attracted the right kind of attention and had some very good reviews for her work in the film. A reviewer in The Los Angeles Times said the film really belonged to her and she was convincingly tough with her characterization of a complex woman. Daily Variety remarked on her striking screen presence, dramatic range and an ability to handle a range of screen roles. And from The San Diego Union, the reviewer said her performance was the best part of the movie.^[9] Her next biker film was The Wild Riders which also starred Alex Rocco, Elizabeth Knowles and Arell Blanton. Two bikers are kicked out of their club and they head to California. There they become a nightmare for two women, played by Bain and Knowles.^[10][11] Her next biker film was the Duke Kelly directed Ride the Hot Wind which starred Tommy Kirk, Cheryl Waters, Duke Kelly and Richard Ford Grayling.^[12][13]

1970s to 1980s

Bain had the guest lead role in The Basic Moment which was an episode of Marcus Welby, M.D. split into two parts, playing the part of Evy Weckner. This was aired in 1972. Also that year she appeared in the TV movie, A Very Missing Person.^[14][15] Another film in 1972 was The Ballad of Billie Blue, a Christian themed film that starred Jason Ledger, Renny Roker, Ray Danton, and featured Erik Estrada in an early role.^[16][17][18] She appeared in the John Cassavetes directed film Opening Night which was released in 1977.^[19] She played the part of Jessica in the Philip Leacock directed western, Wild and Wooly which was released in 1978.^[20]

One of her last films was El Norte. By 1985 she had called it quits.