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The Biscuit Eater
The Biscuit Eater

The Biscuit Eater

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

92 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

22 March 1972

Country

United States of America

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

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