---
title: 'The Biscuit Eater (1940)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Stuart Heisler'
released: '1940-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 81
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-biscuit-eater-1940'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032254/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Biscuit Eater (1940)

1940 · 81 min · Drama, Family · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Stuart Heisler](https://cinepixo.com/people/stuart-heisler)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Friedrich Hollaender](https://cinepixo.com/people/friedrich-hollaender)
- **Director of Photography:** [Leo Tover](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-tover)
- **Editor:** [Everett Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/everett-douglas)

## Cast

- [Billy Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-lee)

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