The Big Wheel (1949)

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Release Date: 1949

Duration: 92min

Cast: Mickey Rooney, Thomas Mitchell, Michael O'Shea, Spring Byington, Hattie McDaniel, Allen Jenkins, Mort Briskin, Steve Brodie, Edward Ludwig, Ernest Laszlo, Mary Hatcher

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MoviesDramaSports Drama

In The Big Wheel, Mickey Rooney plays Billy Coy, a garage mechanic who matriculates into a champion race-car driver. On the way to the top, he steps on friends and foes alike. He even manages to briefly alienate his saintly mother (Spring Byington).... more

In The Big Wheel, Mickey Rooney plays Billy Coy, a garage mechanic who matriculates into a champion race-car driver. On the way to the top, he steps on friends and foes alike. He even manages to briefly alienate his saintly mother (Spring Byington). The cocky Coy eventually kills another racer when he forgets that gas and alcohol don't mix. It takes some doing, but Billy finally redeems himself. The climax blends stock footage of the Indianapolis 500 with newly-lensed racing sequences. The Big Wheel lapsed into public domain in 1976. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide less

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