The Biscuit Eater
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The Biscuit Eater is a 1940 American drama film about a boy and his misfit bird dog, directed by Stuart Heisler and later remade by Disney in 1972.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Biscuit Eater canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9726919 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Biscuit Eater Context triple: [Stuart Heisler, notableWork, The Biscuit Eater]
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A.
The Biscuit Boys
The Biscuit Boys was an informal nickname for the Royal Berkshire Regiment, a historic infantry regiment of the British Army.
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B.
The Biscuitmen
The Biscuitmen is a traditional nickname for Reading Football Club, reflecting the town’s historic biscuit-making industry.
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C.
The Pumpkin Eater
The Pumpkin Eater is a 1964 British drama film, based on Penelope Mortimer’s novel, about a troubled woman in a disintegrating marriage, noted for Anne Bancroft’s acclaimed performance.
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D.
The Picnic
The Picnic is a vibrant painting by African-American artist Archibald Motley that depicts a lively outdoor social gathering, reflecting his signature focus on Black urban life and culture.
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E.
The Insatiable Appetite
"The Insatiable Appetite" is an episode of the nature documentary series *The Life of Birds* that explores the diverse feeding strategies and remarkable adaptations birds use to find and consume food.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Biscuit Eater Target entity description: The Biscuit Eater is a 1940 American drama film about a boy and his misfit bird dog, directed by Stuart Heisler and later remade by Disney in 1972.
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A.
The Biscuit Boys
The Biscuit Boys was an informal nickname for the Royal Berkshire Regiment, a historic infantry regiment of the British Army.
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B.
The Biscuitmen
The Biscuitmen is a traditional nickname for Reading Football Club, reflecting the town’s historic biscuit-making industry.
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C.
The Pumpkin Eater
The Pumpkin Eater is a 1964 British drama film, based on Penelope Mortimer’s novel, about a troubled woman in a disintegrating marriage, noted for Anne Bancroft’s acclaimed performance.
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D.
The Picnic
The Picnic is a vibrant painting by African-American artist Archibald Motley that depicts a lively outdoor social gathering, reflecting his signature focus on Black urban life and culture.
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E.
The Insatiable Appetite
"The Insatiable Appetite" is an episode of the nature documentary series *The Life of Birds* that explores the diverse feeding strategies and remarkable adaptations birds use to find and consume food.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | short story "The Biscuit Eater" by James H. Street ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Leo Tover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classification | family drama film ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Stuart Heisler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Anne Bauchens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
|
| filmingProcess | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| format | theatrical feature film ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| hasAnimalProtagonist | dog ⓘ |
| hasRemakeBy | Walt Disney Productions GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Biscuit Eater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Lonnie McNeil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Text (bird dog) ⓘ |
| musicBy | Victor Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a boy trying to prove the worth of an underdog bird dog ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
class and social prejudice
ⓘ
friendship between a boy and his dog ⓘ loyalty and sacrifice ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Paramount Pictures film catalog ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A boy befriends and trains a misfit bird dog considered worthless by adults. ⓘ |
| producer | Jack Moss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1940-03-22 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| remadeAs | The Biscuit Eater (1972 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 81 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Lillie Hayward
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stuart Anthony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | rural American South ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Billy Lee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cordell Hickman NERFINISHED ⓘ Granville Bates NERFINISHED ⓘ Rennie Riano NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Lane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
bird dog training
ⓘ
hunting dogs ⓘ |
| targetAudience | family ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWork | 1940s American cinema ⓘ |
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Subject: The Biscuit Eater Description of subject: The Biscuit Eater is a 1940 American drama film about a boy and his misfit bird dog, directed by Stuart Heisler and later remade by Disney in 1972.
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