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The Biscuit Eater (1972)

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."
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Vincent McEveety profile
Vincent McEveety

Director

Cast

Earl Holliman profile
Earl Holliman

Harve McNeil

Johnny Whitaker profile
Johnny Whitaker

Lonnie McNeil

Pat Crowley profile
Pat Crowley

Mary Lee McNeil

Lew Ayres profile
Lew Ayres

Mr. Ames

Godfrey Cambridge profile
Godfrey Cambridge

Willie Dorsey

Beah Richards profile
Beah Richards

Charity Tomlin

Clifton James profile
Clifton James

Mr. Eben

George Spell profile
George Spell

Text Tomlin

Earl Holliman profile
Earl Holliman

Harve McNeil

Johnny Whitaker profile
Johnny Whitaker

Lonnie McNeil

Pat Crowley profile
Pat Crowley

Mary Lee McNeil

Lew Ayres profile
Lew Ayres

Mr. Ames

Godfrey Cambridge profile
Godfrey Cambridge

Willie Dorsey

Beah Richards profile
Beah Richards

Charity Tomlin

Clifton James profile
Clifton James

Mr. Eben

George Spell profile
George Spell

Text Tomlin

Extra

Release Date

March 22, 1972

Original Language

English

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

Walt Disney Productions logo

Available On

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Videos

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The Biscuit Eater - Talking Disney

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