A hobo is a migratory worker or homeless vagabond—especially one who is impoverished. The term originated in the Western—probably Northwestern—United States around 1890. Unlike a "tramp", who works only when forced to, and a "bum," who does not work at all, a "hobo" is a traveling worker.
The origin of the term is unknown. According to etymologist Anatoly Liberman, the only certain detail about its origin is the word was first noticed in American English circa 1890. Liberman points out that many folk etymologies fail to answer the question: "Why did the word become widely known in California (just there) by the early Nineties (just then)?" Author Todd DePastino has suggested it may be derived from the term hoe-boy meaning "farmhand", or a greeting such as Ho, boy!Bill Bryson suggests in Made in America (1998) that it could either come from the railroad greeting, "Ho, beau!" or a syllabic abbreviation of "homeward bound". It could also come from the words "homeless boy". H. L. Mencken, in his The American Language (4th ed., 1937), wrote:
The Littlest Hobo is a Canadian television series based upon a 1958 American film of the same name directed by Charles R. Rondeau. The series first aired from 1963 to 1965 in syndication, and was revived for a popular second run on CTV, spanning six seasons, from October 11, 1979 to March 7, 1985. It starred an ownerless dog.
All three productions revolved around a stray German Shepherd, the titular Hobo, who wanders from town to town, helping people in need. Although the concept (of a dog saving the day) was perhaps similar to that of Lassie, the Littlest Hobo's destiny was to befriend those who apparently needed help, portrayed by well known actors in celebrity guest appearance roles. In one well known episode the Littlest Hobo swam to Hawaii and bit Ralph Mamiya in the face on Ralph's wedding night. Despite the attempts of the many people whom he helped to adopt him, he appeared to prefer to be on his own, and would head off by himself at the end of each episode.
Never actually named on-screen, the dog is often referred to by the name Hobo or by the names given by temporary human companions. Hobo's background is also unexplained on-screen. His origins, motivation and ultimate destination are also never explained.
Hobo is a sans serif typeface. It is unique in having virtually no straight lines and no descenders. It was created by Morris Fuller Benton and issued by American Type Founders in 1910. A light version, Light Hobo, was released in 1915. Matrices were offered for mechanical composition by Intertype. Hobo possesses uniquely organic and art nouveau-style features. The lower case letters provided the basis for Robert Wiebking's Advertisers Gothic of 1917.
There are several theories regarding the font's name, and in fact it is widely recognized as one of the more interesting mysteries in typographic history. One theory states that its name came from a story stating that it was sketched in the early 1900s, sent to the foundry nameless, and progressed so little for so long, that it was called "that old hobo". Hobo, originally called Adface, was finally patented in 1915 along with Light Hobo. The prevailing bow-legged shape of the letterforms inspired another long-held theory that it was so named because they resembled those of a bow-legged hobo.
Actors: Manoj Anand (actor), Manoj Anand (actor), Manoj Anand (actor), Manoj Anand (actor), Manoj Anand (actor), Manoj Anand (actor), Manoj Anand (actor), Rudy Barrow (actor), Rudy Barrow (actor), Graham Bean (actor), Antony Binks (actor), Krzysztof Blaszczyk (actor), Tom Bonington (actor), Shane Buckley (actor), Manoj Anand (actor),
Plot: Danny's father, a pioneering research scientist, has disappeared. Suspecting foul-play, Danny goes undercover at the research centre where he worked. He soon discovers that there is something sinister at work. It becomes a race against time to save himself, his father and the entire planet! What stands in his way? Gangsters, toxic hobos, shady agents, clown killers, badly dressed desperado chavs, a renegade swat team, street thugs, mad scientists, a news reporter out for blood, a town full of hatred and monster with a taste for dismemberment. Welcome to Haven Port City - It's wrong on so many levels.
Keywords: experiment, grindhouse, low-budget-film, police, scientistActors: Kenneth Anderson (actor), Brian Ferree (actor), Eden Sidney Foster (actor), Robyn Nielsen (actress), Ryan Garretson (producer), Robyn Nielsen (producer), Robyn Nielsen (writer), Robyn Nielsen (writer), Ryan Garretson (director), Ryan Garretson (editor),
Genres: Romance, Short,Actors: Daniel Ault (actor), Sean Baliss (actor), Emily Beaulieu (actor), Kevin Belanger (actor), Nicole Bienvenue (actor), Jen Brown (actor), Bryanna Clark (actor), Jarett Clark (actor), Chris Collins (actor), Alicia Copello (actor), Thomas Copello (actor), James Degnan (actor), Lindsay Degnan (actor), Donna Dow (actor), Dave Atkinson (actor),
Plot: Hal has a perfect life; full of loving friends, amazing luck, and not a single concern. But when he becomes infatuated with Dali, the new girl that enters his life, he starts taking everything for granted; upsetting the most important person to Hal's world, the man creating it. Fed up with Hal's lack of appreciation, this creator stops crafting Hal's world, from the glorious atmospheres, to his loving neighbors, to Dali. As his surroundings begin to dissolve around him, Hal can only focus on one thing: the sudden disappearance of Dali.
Keywords: color, control, creator, death, envy, false-reality, human-puppet, love, plot-twist, transformationActors: Wayne Baxter (actor), Lightning Bear (actor), Steve Draper (actor), Cliff Ford (actor), Peter Hill (actor), David John (actor), Andy Maciver (actor), Henry Moncrief (actor), Roderick O'Mullane (actor), Mark-Allan Pilgrim (actor), Kenny Richards (actor), Reggie Russel (actor), Drew Taylor (actor), Ben Windsor (actor), George Ansell (actor),
Genres: Action, Drama, Music,Actors: Amiran Amiranashvili (actor), Philippe Bas (actor), Yannick Carpentier (actor), Emmanuel de Chauvigny (actor), Vincent Darasse (actor), Mathieu Demy (actor), Otar Iosseliani (actor), Thairek Kahli (actor), Albert Mendy (actor), Thamaz Naskidachvili (actor), Joachim Salinger (actor), Nico Tarielashvili (actor), Mathias Vogt (actor), Pierre Wallon (actor), Mathieu Amalric (actor),
Plot: Nicholas is the eldest son of a wealthy suburban family, whose businesswoman mother makes deals from a helicopter and has an affair with her business partner. His cheerful, alcoholic father, on the other hand, is reduced to a prisoner in his room with his devoted dog and electric train set. Unbeknownst to his parents, Nicholas works as a window cleaner and dish washer in a Parisian cafe. He is also in love with the daughter of another cafe's owner, who, however, has an abusive boyfriend. One night, Nicholas sneaks a few drunken drifters into his family wine cellar and his father unexpectedly takes a liking to the stranger.
Keywords: adultery, alcoholic, beggar, bird, businesswoman, cafe, class-differences, dishwasher, dog, explosionActors: Luke Askew (actor), Charles 'Chip' Bray (actor), Gene Burns (actor), Johnny Carson (actor), Sean Corrigan (actor), Vincent D'Onofrio (actor), Ron De Roxtra (actor), Ed Dollison (actor), Ken Farmer (actor), Chamblee Ferguson (actor), Mark Fickert (actor), Bo Franks (actor), Eduardo Cavazos Garza (actor), Becket Gremmels (actor), Brad Arrington (actor),
Plot: Four Newton brothers are a poor farmer family in the 1920s. The oldest of them, Willis, one day realizes that there's no future in the fields and offers his brothers to become a bank robbers. Soon the family agrees. They become very famous robbers, and five years later execute the greatest train robbery in American history.
Keywords: 1910s, 1920s, bank-robber, bank-robbery, based-on-book, based-on-true-story, brother-brother-relationship, canada, character-name-in-title, chicago-illinoisActors: R.G. Armstrong (actor), James Bacon (actor), Holger Bendixen (actor), Joe Conley (actor), Dennis Cross (actor), Brandon Cruz (actor), Fred Dale (actor), Coby Denton (actor), Don Familton (actor), Jackie Kahane (actor), Sal Mineo (actor), Lord Nelson (actor), Wayne Newton (actor), Butch Patrick (actor), Ira Angustain (actor),
Plot: Nevada police take into custody drifter Mark Jonah, although he claims he was an innocent hitchhiker, after the crash of a stolen car in which hoodlum Jerry Taggart is killed. Mark escapes and, while sleeping in a field two days later, is awakened when an eight-year-old blind girl, Nina, stumbles over him. Nina leads Mark to three other blind children---Kim, Little Joe and Cathy. The youngster's, sensing Mark's gentleness, take him to their summer camp for blind children. There, he meets Tracy, a girl his own age who is also blind. He is mistaken for the camp's new handyman by Tracy's housekeeper, Nonna, who views him with suspicion, and also meets the other children, Richard, Velma and Pepe. The children learn to love Mark, whom they follow everywhere, as their Pied Piper figure. Led by tough Barney Glover, the police finally catch up to Jonah. But a well-known local character, Wilfred Bashford, clears Mark, who returns to Tracy and his new "family."
Keywords: blind-boy, blind-child, blind-girl, boy, car-crash, character-name-in-title, digit-in-title, drifter, eight-year-old, gentlenessActors: Hooper Atchley (actor), Stanley Blystone (actor), Dick Botiller (actor), Richard Cramer (actor), Harry Davenport (actor), Earl Dwire (actor), Jack Gardner (actor), Pat Gleason (actor), William Gould (actor), Gordon Hart (actor), Al Herman (actor), Max Hoffman Jr. (actor), Frank Lackteen (actor), Carey Loftin (actor), Ernie Adams (actor),
Genres: Action, Drama,Actors: Eric Abrahamsson (actor), Wiktor Andersson (actor), Erik 'Bullen' Berglund (actor), Ernst Eklund (actor), Ragnar Falck (actor), Erik Forslund (actor), Carl-Gunnar Wingård (actor), Anna-Lisa Baude (actress), Sickan Carlsson (actress), Gunnel Lindgren (actress), Maritta Marke (actress), Doris Nelson (actress), Hanny Schedin (actress), Ulla Sorbon (actress), Aino Taube (actress),
Genres: ,Actors: Victor Adamson (actor), Victor Adamson (actor), Charles Force (actor), Edward Heim (actor), Tommy Hines (actor), Clyde McClary (actor), Alma Rayford (actress), Victor Adamson (writer), Fred Caldwell (writer), Victor Adamson (director), Fred Caldwell (director), Fred Allen (editor),
Genres: Western,I've been walking down this railroad
I've been laying on the tracks
Yes and if I need this railroad
I won't bring it back??
I got me a penny
And a dirty dish
I got me a daisy
I keep between my teeth
I been laying on the flatcar
I been laying in the sun
It's better than a boxcar
When I'm the only one
Always seek a doctor
Please let me stay on
I said I'll always seek a doctor
I won't do you no harm
A hobo is a migratory worker or homeless vagabond—especially one who is impoverished. The term originated in the Western—probably Northwestern—United States around 1890. Unlike a "tramp", who works only when forced to, and a "bum," who does not work at all, a "hobo" is a traveling worker.
The origin of the term is unknown. According to etymologist Anatoly Liberman, the only certain detail about its origin is the word was first noticed in American English circa 1890. Liberman points out that many folk etymologies fail to answer the question: "Why did the word become widely known in California (just there) by the early Nineties (just then)?" Author Todd DePastino has suggested it may be derived from the term hoe-boy meaning "farmhand", or a greeting such as Ho, boy!Bill Bryson suggests in Made in America (1998) that it could either come from the railroad greeting, "Ho, beau!" or a syllabic abbreviation of "homeward bound". It could also come from the words "homeless boy". H. L. Mencken, in his The American Language (4th ed., 1937), wrote:
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