The Ballad of Little Jo - BLU-RAY

Provocative adaptation of Carson McCullers' story stars Vanessa Redgrave as Miss Amelia, a plain, lonely woman running a moonshine operation in a small Southern town in the early 20th century. The film focuses on the volatile relationship between Amelia, her ex-con former husband Marvin (Keith Carradine), and hunchbacked dwarf Cousin Lymon (Cork Hubbert). Rod Steiger, Austin Pendleton co-star in this Merchant-Ivory production; directed by Simon Callow. 101 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English; Subtitles English; audio commentary; theatrical trailers.

Ten year old Jo spends her days along the Shenandoah River with her best friend Selma, fishing, scrapping for metal-surviving. But when her abusive junkie stepdad dies, Jo decides, Selma in tow, to dump the body, steal the car, and set off across the country in search of her real dad, a legendary folk singer in Los Angeles.

Starring screen idol Doris Day (Calamity Jane, Pillow Talk), The Ballad of Josie is a rousing western-comedy about a feisty widow who's determined to make a better life for herself and her young son. Strong-willed and self-sufficient, Josie decides to raise sheep, despite her little town of Arapaho, Wyoming, being in the middle of cattle country. Defying tradition, she purchases herds of sheep, renovates a dilapidated ranch, dons a pair of Levi's and challenges the resistance of enraged cattlemen. With all her pluck and courage, amidst fights, gunfire and an all-out riot, Josie organizes the ladies of Arapaho to come to her aid, even against their own cattle-owning husbands. Quick-draw Doris lights up the screen in this Technicolor trailblazer directed by Andrew V. McLaglen (Shenandoah, The Way West) and co-starring Peter Graves, George Kennedy, Audrey Christie, Andy Devine, Don Stroud and William Talman.