The Biscuit Eater (1972)

03/22/1972 (US) • 1h 32m

Drama, Family

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."

Top Billed Cast

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

George Spell

Text Tomlin


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

friendship

tennessee

dog

boy and dog

pets

racial harmony

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