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The Biscuit Eater

G

1972

92 minutes

DramaFamily

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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Top Cast

Earl Holliman headshot

Earl Holliman

Harve McNeil

Johnny Whitaker headshot

Johnny Whitaker

Lonnie McNeil

Pat Crowley headshot

Pat Crowley

Mary Lee McNeil

Lew Ayres headshot

Lew Ayres

Mr. Ames

Godfrey Cambridge headshot

Godfrey Cambridge

Willie Dorsey

Beah Richards headshot

Beah Richards

Charity Tomlin

Clifton James headshot

Clifton James

Mr. Eben

George Spell headshot

George Spell

Text Tomlin