The Big Wheel (film)
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| The Big Wheel | |
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| Directed by | Edward Ludwig |
| Produced by | Mort Briskin Samuel H. Stiefel |
| Written by | Robert Smith |
| Starring | Mickey Rooney |
| Music by | Gerard Carbonara Nat W. Finston Kermit Goell John Leipold Fred Spielman |
| Cinematography | Ernest Laszlo |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) | 1949 |
| Running time | 92 min. |
| Language | English |
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The Big Wheel is a 1949 film starring Mickey Rooney who plays a young son determined to follow in his father's footsteps as a race car driver. Despite the fact that his father, "Cannonball" Coy, was killed in a fiery crash during a race at Indianapolis, his son Billy Coy (Rooney) is undaunted and manages to work his way up from race mechanic to top driver. The story follows him through the ups and downs of the racing life, from nightclub shenanigans to dragout brawls, with hairpin turns on the track inbetween. All the while the adoration of a racecar owner's daughter and a mother's love sees Billy through his many trials. Also starring Thomas Mitchell as Red Stanley.
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