The Big Wheel
5.6
“Roaring at you with mile-a-minute thrills!”
The ambitious son of an accomplished race driver struggles to outrun his father's legacy and achieve his own successes.
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Cast
18 people
Mickey Rooney
Billy Coy
Known for
The Fox and the Hound
Night at the Museum
Thomas Mitchell
Arthur 'Red' Stanley
Known for
It's a Wonderful Life
High Noon
Michael O'Shea
Vic Sullivan
Known for
It Should Happen to You
Mary Hatcher
Louise Riley
Also in
Holiday in Havana
Tales of Robin Hood
Spring Byington
Mary Coy
Known for
Meet John Doe
You Can't Take It with You
Steve Brodie
Happy Lee
Known for
The Giant Spider Invasion
Out of the Past
Lina Romay
Dolores Raymond
Also in
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
The Man Behind The Gun
Hattie McDaniel
Minnie
Known for
Gone with the Wind
Song of the South
Allen Jenkins
George
Known for
Top Cat
Pillow Talk
Monte Blue
Deacon Jones
Known for
Key Largo
Orphans of the Storm
Richard Lane
Reno Riley
Known for
Hellzapoppin'
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Eddie Kane
Head Waiter
Also in
The Doorway to Hell
The Devil Commands
Edward Ludwig Director · Robert Smith Screenplay Ernest Laszlo Cinematographer
United States release November 4, 1949 · Produced in United States · Production United Artists, United Artists Pictures
Production
Samuel H. Stiefel Productions
Production
United Artists
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Netherlands · November 4, 1949
Theatrical
United States · November 4, 1949
Theatrical
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