| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 92 min.)) : sound, color |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Credits |
Directed by Edward Ludwig. |
| Cast |
Mickey Rooney, Thoms Mitchell, Spring Byington, Mary Hatcher, Michael O'Shea. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Automobile racing drivers -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Adventure films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Ludwig, Edward, 1899-1982.
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Rooney, Mickey.
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Byington, Spring, 1886-1971.
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Mitchell, Thomas, 1892-1962.
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Hatcher, Mary.
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O'Shea, Michael, 1906-1973.
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| Added Title |
hoopla (Digital media service)
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| Music No. |
MWT11061971 |
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