The Biscuit Eater

The Biscuit Eater (1972)

22/03/1972
Drama, Family
1h 32m

Overview

Nothing warms the heart like the story of a boy and his dog. Lonnie (Johnny Whitaker) and Text (George Spell) are two friends determined, against all odds, to turn a misfit hound into a hero. Tennessee farmer and dog trainer Harve McNeil (Earl Holliman) tells his son Lonnie that his dog, Moreover, is a good-for-nothing "biscuit eater."

  • Vincent McEveetyDirector
  • Lawrence Edward WatkinWriter
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

Keywords

  • friendship
  • tennessee
  • dog
  • boy and dog
  • pets
  • racial harmony

Top Billed Cast

Earl Holliman

Earl Holliman

Harve McNeil

Johnny Whitaker

Johnny Whitaker

Lonnie McNeil

Pat Crowley

Pat Crowley

Mary Lee McNeil

Lew Ayres

Lew Ayres

Mr. Ames

Godfrey Cambridge

Godfrey Cambridge

Willie Dorsey

Beah Richards

Beah Richards

Charity Tomlin

Clifton James

Clifton James

Mr. Eben

George Spell

George Spell

Text Tomlin

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