The Biscuit Eater (1940 film)
The Biscuit Eater | |
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Directed by | Stuart Heisler |
Written by | Stuart Anthony Lillie Hayward |
Produced by | Jack Moss |
Starring | Billy Lee Cordell Hickman Richard Lane |
Cinematography | Leo Tover |
Edited by | Everett Douglas |
Music by | Friedrich Hollaender |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 81-82 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Biscuit Eater is a 1940 children's film starring Billy Lee and Cordell Hickman as two kids who raise a runt of a dog. It was named one of the Top Ten Films of 1940 by the National Board of Review.[1] Walt Disney Productions made a 1972 remake under the same title.
Cast
- Billy Lee as Lonnie McNeil
- Cordell Hickman as Text Lee
- Richard Lane as Harvey McNeil
- Lester Matthews as Mr. Ames
- Helene Millard as Mrs. McNeil
- Fred Toones as Sermon (as Snowflake)
- Tiverton Invader as Promise, aka The Biscuit Eater
References
- ^ "1940 Award Winners". National Board of Review. Retrieved January 5, 2015.