The Biscuit Eater
1972•G•1h 32m•6.3•Released
DramaFamily
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
Writer
Lawrence Edward Watkin
Languages
English
Studio
Walt Disney Productions
Cast
Earl Holliman
Harve McNeil
Johnny Whitaker
Lonnie McNeil
Pat Crowley
Mary Lee McNeil
Lew Ayres
Mr. Ames
Godfrey Cambridge
Willie Dorsey
Beah Richards
Charity Tomlin
Clifton James
Mr. Eben
George Spell
Text Tomlin
Production
Company
Walt Disney Productions
Producer
Bill Anderson
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