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The Biscuit Eater

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The Biscuit Eater

6.2

1h 32m

1972

Synopsis

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

DramaFamily

friendshiptennesseedogboy and dogpetsracial harmony

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Cast & Crew

Earl Holliman

Earl Holliman

as Harve McNeil

Johnny Whitaker

Johnny Whitaker

as Lonnie McNeil

Pat Crowley

Pat Crowley

as Mary Lee McNeil

Lew Ayres

Lew Ayres

as Mr. Ames

Godfrey Cambridge

Godfrey Cambridge

as Willie Dorsey

Beah Richards

Beah Richards

as Charity Tomlin

Clifton James

Clifton James

as Mr. Eben

George Spell

George Spell

as Text Tomlin

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