Film

The Biscuit Eater

1972 · 1h 32m · Drama · Family

IMDb

5.7

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."

Earl Holliman

Harve McNeil

Johnny Whitaker

Lonnie McNeil

Pat Crowley

Mary Lee McNeil

Lew Ayres

Mr. Ames

Godfrey Cambridge

Willie Dorsey

Beah Richards

Charity Tomlin

Clifton James

Mr. Eben

George Spell

Text Tomlin

• Vincent McEveetyDirector
• Lawrence Edward WatkinWriter
• James H. StreetStory
• Bill AndersonProducer
• Richard A. KelleyDirector of Photography
• Robert F. BrunnerOriginal Music Composer
• Ray de LeuwEditor

Release date

March 22, 1972

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

G

Genres

Drama, Family

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