The Biscuit Eater

The Biscuit Eater (1940)

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. And if Georgia Boy doesn't win, the fathers may both lose their jobs.

Date of release
1940-05-24
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (4)
Runtime
1h 21m
Genres
Family, Drama
Director
Stuart Heisler

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

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.

Production

Baby LeRoy was originally cast as Lonnie McNeil. While filming the first scene on location, which called for LeRoy to swing across a lake on a rope, he fell into the water twice.

By the following day, he had lost his voice from a cold. As the entire crew was on location, the accident forced the director to choose between recasting or holding up production until he recovered. The director chose to recast, and Billy Lee replaced LeRoy in the role.

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