Drama ·Family · United States of America · 1972 · 1h 32m

The Biscuit Eater

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Director
Vincent McEveety
Cast
Earl Holliman as Harve McNeil Johnny Whitaker as Lonnie McNeil Pat Crowley as Mary Lee McNeil Lew Ayres as Mr. Ames Godfrey Cambridge as Willie Dorsey Beah Richards as Charity Tomlin
Crew
Richard A. Kelley — Director of Photography Ray de Leuw — Editor Robert F. Brunner — Original Music Composer Lawrence Edward Watkin — Writer James H. Street — Story Bill Anderson — Producer
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."

Mood & Themes
friendshiptennesseedogboy and dogpetsracial harmony
Key Collaborators
Vincent McEveety Director Richard A. Kelley Director of Photography Ray de Leuw Editor Robert F. Brunner Original Music Composer Lawrence Edward Watkin Writer James H. Street Story Bill Anderson Producer Emily Sundby Costume Design Chuck Keehne Costume Design
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