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Also known as Biscuit Eater

1972 film by Vincent McEveety

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6.3

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."

Released: 1972-03-2292 minDir: Vincent McEveetyDrama, Family
Stream on: Disney Plus

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

Themes

  • friendship
  • tennessee
  • dog
  • boy and dog
  • pets
  • racial harmony

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Ratings

IMDb

5.7/10

627 votes

Year
1972
Runtime
90 min
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Family

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Cast member
Pat Crowley
Production company
The Walt Disney Company
Duration
90
FilmAffinity ID
954737
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1972-03-22
distributed by
Disney+
title
The Biscuit Eater
production code
3620
form of creative work
feature film
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