The Biscuit Eater (1972)

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."

Directed by: Vincent McEveety

Cast: Earl Holliman, Johnny Whitaker, Pat Crowley, Lew Ayres, Godfrey Cambridge, Beah Richards, Clifton James, George Spell

Genres: Drama, Family

Rating: 5.8/10

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