Family ·Drama · United States of America · 1940 · 1h 21m

The Biscuit Eater

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Director
Stuart Heisler
Cast
Billy Lee as Lonnie McNeil Cordell Hickman as Text Lee Richard Lane as Harvey McNeil Lester Matthews as Mr. Ames Helene Millard as Mrs. McNeil Fred 'Snowflake' Toones as Sermon
Crew
Stuart Anthony — Screenplay Lillie Hayward — Screenplay James H. Street — Story
Tagline

THERE is real DRAMA in this story of a BOY...and his DOG!

Synopsis

Two little boys have faith in a dog they name Promise, so much faith that they enter him in the championship trials for bird dogs. The favorite is Georgia Boy bred and trained by the boys' fathers. And if Georgia Boy doesn't win, the fathers may both lose their jobs.

Mood & Themes
father
Key Collaborators
Stuart Heisler Director Stuart Anthony Screenplay Lillie Hayward Screenplay James H. Street Story
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