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The Biscuit Eater is a 1940 children's film directed by Stuart Heisler and 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. Walt Disney Productions made a 1972 remake under the same title.
The Biscuit Eater: Directed by Stuart Heisler. With Billy Lee, Cordell Hickman, Richard Lane, Lester Matthews. Two little boys have faith in a dog they name Promise, so much so that they enter him in the championship trials for bird dogs.
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- Drama, Family
- Stuart Heisler
- 1940-05-24
Brief Synopsis. 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. The favorite is Georgia Boy bred and trained by the boys' fathers. And if Georgia Boy doesn't win, the fathers may both lose their jobs.
- Stuart Heisler, William Russell, Hal Walker
- Billy Lee
Directed by Stuart Heisler. THERE is real DRAMA in this story of a BOY…and his DOG! 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. The favorite is Georgia Boy bred and trained by the boys’ fathers.
- Stuart Heisler
- Paramount
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.
- Stuart Heisler
Two boys (Billy Lee, Cordell Hickman) of different races turn a runty Arkwright pointer into a champion Georgia bird dog.
- Drama
Overview. 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. The favorite is Georgia Boy bred and trained by the boys' fathers. And if Georgia Boy doesn't win, the fathers may both lose their jobs. Stuart Heisler.
