The Littlest Hobo (1958)

A German Shepherd dog helps a lamb to escape the slaughter house

Director:

Charles R. Rondeau

Writer:

Dorrell McGowan

Stars:

Buddy Joe Hooker, Wendy Stuart, Carlyle Mitchell

Cast

Cast overview:
Buddy Joe Hooker	...	Tommy (as Buddy Hart)
Wendy Stuart	...	Molly
Carlyle Mitchell	...	Governor Malloy
Howard Hoffman	...	Captain in Mission
Bob Kline	...	Mike (as Robert Kline)
Pat Bradley	...	Joe
Bill Coontz	...	Attendant
Dorothy Johnson	...	Sister Ophelia
William E. Marks	...	Dr. Hunt
Pauline Moore	...	Nurse
Larry Thor	...	Police Captain
Norman Bartold	...	Police Sergeant

Storyline

A German Shepherd dog helps a lamb to escape the slaughter house

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Taglines:

He Thinks He's People!

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Genres:

Adventure

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 July 1958 (USA)

Also Known As:

Alarma en California

Filming Locations:

Kling Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

H and R Productions, Allied Artists Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

77 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In August 1958, this film was playing at many drive-in theaters on a double bill with Bullwhip (1958).

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Connections

Followed by The Littlest Hobo (1963)

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Soundtracks

Road Without End
Written by Ronald Stein
Sung by Randy Sparks

User Reviews

What Ever Happened To Buddy Hart?

Buddy Hart, who plays the role of "Tommy" in this film version of the popular Canadian, syndicated TV series, "The Littlest Hobo," also played the role of "Chester Anderson" on the first few seasons of "Leave It To Beaver."

Hart's "Chester" was the best-looking of "Wally Cleaver's" entourage of friends, which included the notorious weasel, "Eddie Haskell," the obese bully, "Clarence 'Lumpy' Rutherford," & nerdy "Tooey Brown."

In real life, Hart is also the son of actor John Hart, the second actor to portray "The Lone Ranger," in between the stints of Clayton Moore, who originated the role on TV and in films.

The younger Hart continued to play supporting roles in films, his last (of any notoriety, at least) being 1969's musical "Sweet Charity," which starred Shirley MacLaine, directed by Bob Fosse. His show business resume mysteriously ends with that project--now almost 40 years ago--and he was never in the casts of either the "Leave It To Beaver" TV reunion film, "Still The Beaver," nor of its spin-off series'--"Still The Beaver" and "The New Leave It To Beaver," which aired on The Disney Channel and SuperStation TBS, respectively.