The Biscuit Eater (1972)

  • G
  • 03/22/1972 (US)
  • 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."

James H. Street

Story

Vincent McEveety

Director

Lawrence Edward Watkin

Writer

Cast

Earl Holliman's headshot

Earl Holliman

Harve McNeil
Johnny Whitaker's headshot

Johnny Whitaker

Lonnie McNeil
Pat Crowley's headshot

Pat Crowley

Mary Lee McNeil
Lew Ayres's headshot

Lew Ayres

Mr. Ames
Godfrey Cambridge's headshot

Godfrey Cambridge

Willie Dorsey
Beah Richards's headshot

Beah Richards

Charity Tomlin
Clifton James's headshot

Clifton James

Mr. Eben
George Spell's headshot

George Spell

Text Tomlin

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