The Littlest Hobo TV Series Collection 1 - DVD

While beloved collie Lassie captivated TV viewers, this simple, sweet-natured film, shot all over 1950s Los Angeles, follows a clever German Shepherd who hops off a freight train and soon rescues a lamb bound for slaughter. Along the way, the canny canine outwits the cops, a dog catcher and some predatory bums, even arriving at a soup kitchen as the preacher welcomes his "lost sheep." He also helps a wheelchair-bound girl take her first

THE HOST 2-DISC COLLECTOR'S EDITION A creature plunges from a bridge into the Han River emerging on it's shores for a feeding frenzy upon onlookers. When a young girl is snatched in the melee, her family sets off to recover her from the monster that the government claims to be a host of an unidentified virus. MOTHER Mother is a devoted single parent to her simple-minded twenty-seven-year-old son, Do-joon. Often a source of anxiety to his mother, Do-joon behaves in foolish or simply dangerous ways. One night, while walking home drunk, he encounters a school girl who he follows for a while before she disappears into a dark alley. The next morning, she is found dead in an abandoned building, and Do-joon is accused of her murder. An inefficient lawyer and an apathetic police force result in a speedy conviction. His mother refuses to believe her beloved son is guilty and immediately undertakes her own investigation to find the girl's killer. In her obsessive quest to clear her son's name, Mother steps into a world of unimaginable chaos and shocking revelations. BARKING DOGS NEVER BITE An unemployed grad student with an expectant wife is driven to distraction by a yapping dog located somewhere in his large apartment complex. Determined to relieve his annoyance, he sets off to take extreme action against his tormentor; an action that will come to haunt him.

Four-disc set includes Lucky Jordan (1942)For New York gambler and gangster Lucky Jordan (Alan Ladd), his trademark good fortune finally ran out when the draft board came calling. Going AWOL at the first opportunity, his flight leads him right into the toils of a ring of fifth columnists... and into the arms of a pretty WAC (Helen Walker) determined to bring him in. Engaging wartime adventure also stars Sheldon Leonard, Marie McDonald, Lloyd Corrigan, Mabel Paige. 84 min. BW/Rtg NR China (1943)Set in China during pre-Pearl Harbor World War II, this rousing action tale stars Alan Ladd as David Jones, a mercenary trader who deals with both Chinese natives and the Japanese invaders with an equal lack of conscience, until he comes to the aid of a teacher (Loretta Young) and a group of refugee schoolgirls. With William Bendix, Philip Ahn; directed by John Farrow. 79 min. BW/Rtg NR And Now Tomorrow (1944)Returning to the hometown where he grew up poor to hang out his shingle, standoffish doctor Merek Vance (Alan Ladd) didn't have much use or patience for the local gentry. When beautiful heiress Emily Blair (Loretta Young) is abruptly stricken with hearing loss, she approaches the reticent Vance about his radical new treatments... and he finds his resentments giving way to a growing affection. Effective sudser co-stars Susan Hayward, Barry Sullivan. 86 min. BW/Rtg NR Saskatchewan (1954)Impressively filmed adventure from director Raoul Walsh featuring Alan Ladd as Thomas O'Rourke, Canadian Mountie raised by Indians who tracks down Sioux Indians trying to persuade other Northwestern tribes to fight the white man following Little Big Horn. Shelley Winters is O'Rourke's romantic interest, saloon gal Grace Markey; with Robert Douglas, J. Carrol Naish, and Jay Silverheels. 87 min. C/Rtg NR Standard; Soundtrack English. Region Free