The Big Wheel [1949]

Director:	Edward Ludwig
Writer:	Robert Smith
Composer:	Gerard Carbonara John Leipold Nat W. Finston

Length:	92 minutes (1 hour 32 minutes)
MPAA Rating:	UR
Sorting Category:	Drama

IMDB Rating:	5.6/10
Amazon Rating:	4.0/5 stars
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Classifications:

Drama
Action
Family
Romance

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Collection:	50 Movie Pack Hollywood Legends
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Synopsis: Billy Coy comes to Carrell, a popular speedway in California. Red, Billy's late father's mechanic, hires Billy as a mechanic. Billy soon gets a job as a driver.

Reaction: Definitely Rooney's movie and the rest is okay. I suspect it connects with the viewer more if they're already a fan of racing.

Personal Rating: 6/10

Select Cast and Crew

Edward Ludwig	=>	Director
Robert Smith	=>	Writer
Gerard Carbonara	=>	Composer
John Leipold	=>	Composer
Nat W. Finston	=>	Composer
Allen Jenkins	=>	George
Denver Pyle	=>	Track Intern ^(uncredited)

Eddie Kane	=>	Club Head Waiter ^(uncredited)
George Fisher	=>	Announcer ^(uncredited)
Hattie McDaniel	=>	Minnie (as Hattie McDaniels)

Jack Colin	=>	Himself - Announcer ^(uncredited)
Kippee Valez	=>	Carla ^(uncredited)
Lina Romay	=>	Dolores Raymond
Mary Hatcher	=>	Louise Riley
Michael O'Shea	=>	Vic Sullivan
Mickey Rooney	=>	Billy Coy

Monte Blue	=>	Deacon Jones ^(uncredited)
Richard Lane	=>	Reno Riley (as Dick Lane)
Spring Byington	=>	Mary Coy
Steve Brodie	=>	Happy Lee
Thomas Mitchell	=>	Arthur 'Red' Stanley

Random Trivia For This Title:

Hattie McDaniel's last movie.