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The Biscuit Eater

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G 1972 · 1h 32m
Drama, Family
Starring Earl Holliman · Johnny Whitaker · George Spell
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Lonnie and Text are two friends determined, against all odds, to turn a misfit hound into a hero. Tennessee farmer and dog trainer Harve McNeil tells his son Lonnie that his dog, Moreover, is a good-for-nothing 'biscuit eater'.

Theatrical
Mar 22, 1972
DVD / Blu-ray
May 21, 2002
Director
Vincent McEveety
Writer
James H. Street
Producer
Bill Anderson
Music
Robert F. Brunner
Studio
Walt Disney Productions
Keywords
friendship tennessee dog boy and dog pets racial harmony
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E
Earl Holliman
Harve McNeil
J
Johnny Whitaker
Lonnie McNeil
G
George Spell
Text Tomlin
P
Pat Crowley
Mary Lee McNeil
L
Lew Ayres
Mr. Ames
G
Godfrey Cambridge
Willie Dorsey
B
Beah Richards
Charity Tomlin
C
Clifton James
Mr. Eben

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