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The Big Wheel

The Big Wheel (1949)★ 5.6/10

Approved · US · 92 min · November 4, 1949

  • Action
  • Drama
  • Romance
  • Sport

Directed by: Edward Ludwig

Written by: Robert Smith

A brash young midget car race driver lives in the shadow of his famous father, a drunken womanizer, who was killed in an accident years earlier.

Directed by

Edward Ludwig

Written by

Robert Smith

Cast & crew

Mickey RooneyBilly CoyThomas MitchellRed StanleyMichael O'SheaVic SullivanMary HatcherLou RileySpring ByingtonMary CoySteve BrodieHappy LeeLina RomayDolores RaymondHattie McDanielMinnieAllen JenkinsGeorgeMonte BlueDeacon JonesRichard LaneReno RileyEddie KaneHead WaiterCharles IrwinDrunkKippee ValezCarlaDenver PyleDoctorGeorge FisherAnnouncerJackson KingAnnouncerMike DonovanIndy 500 Spectator (uncredited)Franklyn FarnumRacing Fan in Stands (uncredited)Robert GaryRace Car Driver (uncredited)Joe GrayRace Car Driver (uncredited)Kenner G. KempAmbulance Intern (uncredited)Donald KerrIndy 500 Spectator (uncredited)George LynchDriver (uncredited)Harold MillerNightclub Patron (uncredited)Jack PerryRacing Fan in Stands (uncredited)Jeffrey SayreMechanic (uncredited)Brick SullivanPoliceman (uncredited)