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The Big Wheel: Full Cast & Crew 1949 Adventure
Young Billy Coy (Mickey Rooney) lost his dad to a fiery wreck at the Indy 500, but that doesn't stop him from wanting to get behind the wheel as a professional driver. He makes his first step toward racing glory when he lands a gig in a garage with Red (Thomas Mitchell), the man who fine-tuned Billy's father's car. With the support of his mother (Spring Byington), love-struck beauty Louise (Mary Hatcher) and Red, Billy finally makes it as a pro, and gets his own shot at the Indy 500. Released: Nov 4, 1949 See Movie Details

Cast & Crew

All Cast Crew
Edward Ludwig Director Mickey Rooney Billy Coy Actor Thomas Mitchell Arthur "Red" Stanley Actor Michael O'Shea Vic Sullivan Actor Mary Hatcher Louise Riley Actor Spring Byington Mary Coy Actor Lina Romay Dolores Raymond Actor Steve Brodie Happy Lee Actor Allen Jenkins George Actor Richard Lane Reno Riley Actor Harry M. Popkin Executive Producer Mort Briskin Producer Samuel H. Stiefel Producer Robert Smith Screenwriter Gerard Carbonara Original Music John Leipold Original Music Nat W. Finston Original Music Ernest Laszlo Cinematographer Walter Thompson Film Editing