Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Ampopfilms, 1949
Made available through hoopla
Made available through hoopla
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 92 min.)) : sd., col
ISBN/ISSN
MWT11061971, 11061971
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Directed by Edward Ludwig
Mickey Rooney, Thoms Mitchell, Spring Byington, Mary Hatcher, Michael O'Shea
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
Not rated
Mode of access: World Wide Web