The advertisement is in very good condition with minor warping along the left edge and a soft vertical crease. Watch the big wheel 1949 restored edition now on your favorite device. Overview of the big wheel, 1949, directed by edward ludwig, with mickey rooney, thomas mitchell, mary hatcher, at turner classic movies. The main reason that the car didnt qualify was because it was simply too heavy for the offy engines of the time. It was very welldone, and probably cost a fortune, but it was just too slow. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. Read the full synopsis of the big wheel, 1949, directed by edward ludwig, with mickey rooney, thomas mitchell, mary hatcher, at turner classic movies. It includes the final screen appearance of hattie mcdaniel. Reproduction movie posters 1940 1949 skip to page navigation. With mickey rooney, thomas mitchell, michael oshea, mary hatcher. In this film, mickey rooney plays billy coy, a garage mechanic who matriculates into a champion racecar driver.
The story line aside, shots taken at indianapolis during the month of may 1949 show how the track and grounds around the speedway looked more than 40 years ago. Mickey rooney won an emmy award for his performance in the 1981 tv movie bill. Get your swag on with discounted movies to stream at home, exclusive movie gear, access to advanced screenings and discounts galore. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. This is a really pleasant movie that i enjoyed watching. All the big wheel movie posters,high res movie posters image for the big wheel. He and his mother mary coy spring byington moved to the west coast, got a job with his fathers former riding mechanic and now racecar.
The big wheel is a 1949 american drama sport film directed by edward ludwig starring mickey rooney, thomas mitchell, mary hatcher and michael oshea. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the big wheel near you. I bought this movie to watch with my 83 year old mother who loves old movies. Big jim mclain is a 1952 political thriller film starring john wayne and james arness as huac investigators hunting down communists in the postwar hawaii organized labor scene. Mickey rooney plays a garage mechanic who becomes a champion racecar driver. The final half hour of the film however, is what real racing historians will enjoy the most. The big wheel tells the story of billy coy mickey rooney and his desire to be the best racecar driver, like his late father cannonball coy before him. Offy bromme in the big wheel internet movie cars database. The ambitious son of an accomplished race driver struggles to outrun his fathers legacy and achieve his own successes. This was the first film in which wayne played a contemporary law enforcement officer, instead of an old west lawman. Rooney is young son determined to travel in his fathers tracks as a race car driver, even when dad buys the farm on the oval. Top comments the big wheel does not have any comments yet.
Released 1949, the big wheel stars mickeyrooney, thomasmitchell, michaeloshea, maryhatcher the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 32 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Today its hard to believe that they would drive those race cars with no other. The footage of the car in the movie was taken in 1949, and is the only film of the car ive ever seen. The big wheel 1949 is a racing action, drama movie starring mickey rooney and thomas mitchell. An aspiring racer works his way up to racing on the same track where his father died. Mickey rooney as race car driver billy coy in the big wheel 1949. The big wheel is a 1949 american drama sport film directed by edward ludwig starring mickey rooney, thomas mitchell, mary. So the film certainly wont get any kudos from me for originality. In 1949, movie star mickey rooney stared in the film the big wheel. This is a previously viewed disc, but has been checked out. Young billy coy mickey rooney lost his dad to a fiery wreck at the indy 500, but that doesnt stop him from wanting to get behind the wheel as a professional driver. The big wheel dvd 1949 hot rod movie on dvd race car action hot rods mickey rooney plays a garage mechanic who becomes a champion racecar driver. Watch the big wheel 1949 restored edition prime video. The cocky coy eventually kills another racer when he forgets that gas and alcohol dont mix.
Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. The big wheel 1949 stream and watch online moviefone. However, the plot is very, very familiar and although i hadnt seen this movie before, it sure felt that way as many films made during the 1930s, 40s and 50s had similar themes. Rare sports films vintage baseball video sports auto. On the way to the top, he steps on friends and foes alike. Big wheel, the on dvd 014381965124 from image ent directed by edward ludwig. Emily hardy in the first entrya family affairand plays his mother here as well. A genuine slice of american pie, based on 1940s midget racing and written around the 1949 indy 500, starring mickey rooney, one of the great racing movies.
From james garner to clark gable, hollywood has always been a part of the indianapolis 500. The big wheel dvd 1949 hot rod movie on dvd race car. My fear was that the movie though good in its time, would not relate to todays standards of high. Staring hattie mcdaniel, mickey rooney, allen jenkins and steve brodie. I saw the big wheel as a kid and remembered that not only was it a good, albeit simple mickey rooney movie, it was also an interesting movie about vintage car racing. But, it is moderately engaging and isnt a bad timepasser. In the big wheel, mickey rooney plays billy coy, a garage mechanic who matriculates into a champion racecar driver.
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. Spring byington who played his mother there as mrs. Billy coy mickey rooney arrives in the town of carrell, california and. Good acting and direction keep this a cut above average. Than to settle down to watch a great old movie only to find its cut off half way though,very bad management of a precious film library asset i rate the film highly but the management of the archive very poorly. The big wheel 1949 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. He even manages to briefly alienate his saintly mother spring byington. The big wheel the 1949 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio.
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