The biscuit eater 1972 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Movies elysia has seen that you may have not page 2. The biscuit eater cafe and bookstore home mahone bay. The biscuit eater harve mcneil 1972 ironside 1 episode 1967. List of walt disney anthology television series episodes. A special 2 hour presentation of the 1976 feature film. A special 2 hour presentation of the 1963 feature film.
Movies like the biscuit eater if you like the biscuit eater you are looking for humorous, touching and feel good movies about with friendship, dog, adventure, best friends, youth, family and heroes themes of drama and family genre shot in usa. Overcoming many obstacles, the dog and the boys persevere and. In this touching adventure, a remake of the popular 1940 film, two georgia boys ignore their racial differences to team up and befriend a feral bird dog, whom they train to participate in a fence. Based on a short story of the same name by james street, it was released by buena vista distribution. This classic film proves that nothing warms the heart like the story of a boy and his dog.
High resolution official theatrical movie poster for the biscuit eater 1972. With the help of his best friend, text, lonnie maintains his faith in the dog. With billy lee, cordell hickman, richard lane, lester matthews. With earl holliman, pat crowley, lew ayres, godfrey cambridge. Street that centers on the relationship between a young boy named lonnie johnny whitaker and a. It was filmed 99% on bluesprings, the one part that wasnt was the lil boys at potter community center enquiring about the field trial. Nothing warms the heart like the story of a boy and his dog. Lonnie and text are two friends determined, against all odds, to turn a misfit hound into a hero. Earl holliman harve mcneil, patricia crowley mary lee mcneil, lew ayres mr. Season one dvd from maybe it doesnt compare to jodie fosters 1976 in which she starred in taxi driver, bugsy malone, and freaky friday or shirley temples 1935 when she headlined the hits curly top and the littlest rebel, but johnny whitakers 1972 was one of the more impressive years put. Audiences, perhaps because the original was available on tv in reruns, didnt flock to the theater to see it.
From ancient roman times through american revolution and civil war era, armies or navies would eat hardtack or sea biscuits on long marches or when camped out if not enough fresh meat could be hunted or caught to feed the men. Released 1972, the biscuit eater stars earlholliman, johnnywhitaker, georgespell, lewayres the g movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 30 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Jan 05, 2019 from ancient roman times through american revolution and civil war era, armies or navies would eat hardtack or sea biscuits on long marches or when camped out if not enough fresh meat could be hunted or caught to feed the men. Like any streaming service, there are plenty of gems, duds, and selections that will fuel plenty of nostalgia, while. Earl holliman list of movies and tv shows tv guide. The biscuit eater cafe and bookstore, mahone bay, nova scotia. A fan page dedicated to the charming 1972 disney film about two georgia boys who ignore their racial differences to team up and befriend a feral. The biscuit eater is a 1972 walt disney productions film directed by vincent mceveety and starring earl holliman, pat crowley, lew ayres, and godfrey cambridge. The biscuit eater 1972 stream and watch online moviefone. Two little boys have faith in a dog they name promise, so much faith that they enter him in the championship trials for bird dogs.
If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. Tennessee farmer and dog trainer harve mcneil earl holliman tells his son lonnie that his dog, moreover, is a goodfornothing. The biscuit eater is a family film directed by vincent mceveety based on the novel by james h. The biscuit eater is a story of two boys, one black and one white, who jointly own and train the protagonista bird dogwith the hope of running it in the grand national field trials at the ames plantation. A special 2 hour presentation of the 1973 feature film. The biscuit eater g 1h 30min drama, family 22 march 1972 usa in this touching adventure, a remake of the popular 1940 film, two georgia boys ignore their racial differences to team up and befriend a feral bird dog, whom they train to participate in a field trials. Justin morgan had a horse 1972 the biscuit eater 1972 snowball express 1972 robin hood 1973 herbie rides again 1974 the bears and i 1974 the castaway cowboy 1974 the strongest man in the world 1975 escape to witch mountain 1975 the apple dumpling gang 1975 gus 1976 treasure of matecumbe 1976 the shaggy d. Feb 23, 2011 adam, ironically, the big house you see in the movie with the columns and all is the back of the big house at bluesprings. It was filmed 99% on bluesprings, the one part that wasnt was the lil boys at potter community center enquiring about the field trial which was donated to the county by bluesprings.
Eben, johnny whitaker lonnie mcneil, george spell text tomlin. Unlike the 1940 version, critics downgraded it to just another film about a boy and his dog and didnt see much heart in it. Lonnie johnny whitaker and text george spell are two friends determined, against all odds, to turn a misfit hound into a hero. Ames, godfrey cambridge willie dorsey, beah richards charity tomlin, clifton james mr. In this touching adventure, a remake of the popular 1940 film, two georgia boys ignore their racial differences to team up and befriend a feral bird dog, whom they train to participate in a field trials. What are the origins of the phrase son of a biscuit eater. This article is within the scope of wikiproject dogs, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of articles related to canidae and dogs on wikipedia.
The biscuit eater 1972 directed by vincent mceveety. The biscuit eater is the title of a 1939 short story by james h. Adam, ironically, the big house you see in the movie with the columns and all is the back of the big house at bluesprings. The favorite is georgia boy bred and trained by the boys fathers. Dec 05, 2011 this classic film proves that nothing warms the heart like the story of a boy and his dog.
And if georgia boy doesnt win, the fathers may both lose their jobs. Tennessee farmer and dog trainer harve mcneil earl holliman tells his son lonnie that his dog, moreover, is a goodfornothing biscuit eater. Lonnie johnny whitaker and text george spell are two friends determined, against all odds, to turn a. Biscuit eater, the film in the backcountry of tennessee, lonnie mcneil, the son of a tenant farmer, tries to train a young hunting dog, moreover, who is thought inferior because of a bad streak in him. Famous people born on this day include common entertainer and donald duck. For instance, 1972s the biscuit eater is a film that actually exists. Read the full synopsis of the biscuit eater, 1972, directed by vincent mceveety, with earl holliman, patricia crowley, lew ayres, at turner classic movies. The biscuit eater lonnie and text are two friends determined, against all odds, to turn a misfit hound into a hero. But lonnie and text wont give up on this untrainable outcast, determined to beat the odds in time. Remake of the 1940 classic has a white boy and a black boy together as friends in the backwoods of georgia. Tennessee farmer and dog trainer harve mcneil tells his son lonnie that his dog, moreover, is a goodfornothing biscuit eater. The biscuit eater 1972 justin morgan had a horse 1972 the million dollar duck 1971 the barefoot executive 1971 the computer wore tennis shoes 1969 blackbeards ghost 1968. Earl holliman full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films.
This classic film proves that nothing warms the heart like. The biscuit eater 1972 when a bird dog trainer earl holliman receives a dog that he deems unteachable, his young son, lonnie johnny whitaker, and lonnies best friend, text george spell. Overcoming many obstacles, the dog and the boys persevere and learn valuable lessons along the way. It is the last one boy and his animal themed film made by disney, as this subgenre eventually grew out of fashion.