The Big Wheel (film)

The Big Wheel is a 1949 film starring Mickey Rooney and Thomas Mitchell.

Red used to be a mechanic working for Cannonball, and still has the hots for his widow, Billys mother, Mary Spring Byington.At the garage, Billy befriends a tomboy named Louise Riley Mary Hatcher, whose father owns the nearest racetrack. Soon Billy gets a chance to prove his skills as a driver in a qualifying race, but he is too arrogant to follow his employers advice and is unsuccessful. He goes on to ask Louise to meet on Saturday night at the racetrack, and thinking it is a date, Louise makes an effort, putting on a dress and pumps. It turns out Billy needed her help with changing some carburetors, and Louise has to swallow and hide her disappointment. ........

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