Directed by:
Vincent McEveetyScreenplay:
Lawrence Edward WatkinCinematography:
Richard A. KelleyComposer:
Robert F. BrunnerCast:
Earl Holliman, Lew Ayres, Beah Richards, Godfrey Cambridge, Clifton James, Pat Crowley, Mantan Moreland, Paul Bradley, Joe Phillips, Jack Manning, Sam Edwards (more)Plots(1)
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." But Lonnie and Text won't give up on this untrainable outcast ... determined to beat the odds in time to prove he has championship potential! (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Earl Holliman
USA
Best movies:
Giant (1956)
The Rainmaker (1956)
Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
Lew Ayres
USA
Best movies:
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Holiday (1938)
Johnny Belinda (1948)
Beah Richards
USA
Best movies:
The Miracle Worker (1962)
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Godfrey Cambridge
USA
Best movies:
Splendor in the Grass (1961)
Friday Foster (1975)
Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
Clifton James
USA
Best movies:
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
The Untouchables (1987)
The Chase (1966)
Pat Crowley
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Walk the Proud Land (1956)
Mantan Moreland
USA
Best movies:
It Started with Eve (1941)
Birth of the Blues (1941)
Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)
Paul Bradley
USA
Best movies:
Giant (1956)
Gilda (1946)
Pretty Woman (1990)
Joe Phillips
USA
Best movies:
Rio Bravo (1959)
The Proud Ones (1956)
Support Your Local Sheriff! (1968)
Jack Manning
USA
Best movies:
Frances (1982)
Columbo (1971) (series)
The Great Waldo Pepper (1975)
Sam Edwards
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Bambi (1942)
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
George Spell
USA
Best movies:
The Naked Kiss (1964)
The Organization (1971)
They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)