The Biscuit Eater (1972)

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The Biscuit Eater on IMDb 5.9/10 232 votes

Released:
1972-03-22

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."

Director:
Vincent McEveety

Runtime:
1h 32min

Genre:
Drama, Family

  • Cast:
  • Earl Holliman
    as
    Harve McNeil
  • Johnny Whitaker
    as
    Lonnie McNeil
  • Pat Crowley
    as
    Mary Lee McNeil
  • Lew Ayres
    as
    Mr. Ames
  • Godfrey Cambridge
    as
    Willie Dorsey