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The Biscuit Eater

19726.2 / 1092 min
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."

Cast

Earl Holliman

Earl Holliman

Harve McNeil

Johnny Whitaker

Johnny Whitaker

Lonnie McNeil

Pat Crowley

Pat Crowley

Mary Lee McNeil

Lew Ayres

Lew Ayres

Mr. Ames

Godfrey Cambridge

Godfrey Cambridge

Willie Dorsey

Beah Richards

Beah Richards

Charity Tomlin

Clifton James

Clifton James

Mr. Eben

George Spell

George Spell

Text Tomlin

Crew

James H. Street

James H. Street

Story

Vincent McEveety

Vincent McEveety

Director

Bill Anderson

Bill Anderson

Producer

Ray de Leuw

Ray de Leuw

Editor

Al Roelofs

Al Roelofs

Art Direction

Richard Caffey

Richard Caffey

Assistant Director

Emile Kuri

Emile Kuri

Set Decoration

Richard A. Kelley

Richard A. Kelley

Director of Photography

John B. Mansbridge

John B. Mansbridge

Art Direction

Lawrence Edward Watkin

Lawrence Edward Watkin

Writer

Emily Sundby

Emily Sundby

Costume Design

Chuck Keehne

Chuck Keehne

Costume Design

Robert F. Brunner

Robert F. Brunner

Original Music Composer

Hal Gausman

Hal Gausman

Set Decoration