The Big Wheel (1949) on Netflix
Approved19491h 32mActionDramaRomanceSport
Billy Coy asks Red Stanley for work as a mechanic in Carrell, California. Red hires him after recognizing the son of Cannonball Coy, a famous driver. Billy meets Louise Riley, a tomboy.
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Plot summary
Billy Coy arrives in Carrell, California and offers himself to Red Stanley as a mechanic. Red turns him down at first, then sees a photograph of the young man's father and finds him a job. The father was Cannonball Coy, a famous driver, and Red was his mechanic. Cannonball died in a crash at the Indianapolis 500. Red still has feelings for Cannonball's widow Mary, Billy's mother. Billy becomes friends with Louise Riley, a tomboy he meets at the garage.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Big Wheel (1949)
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- Mickey Rooney and producer Sam Stiefel's film partnership ended before a film was made, because of a financial disagreement. Rooney then agreed to make three films for Stiefel as a salaried employee; Stiefel said Rooney owed him $180,000 and, at $100,000 a film with $60,000 withheld for the debt, would get only $40,000 in cash.
