Movies

mc/rider · 12/12/24, 9:12 PM

Just watched the 1949 movie The Big Wheel with Mickey Rooney. The story line was as hokey as any thing but the screen shots of midgets and the Speedway are absolutely fantastic. Spoiler alert, winner Bill Holland gave his Borg Warner to 3rd place finisher Cannonball Coy. (Hollywood finish)

Rapid Rick · 12/12/24, 11:25 PM

Another good one made the next year was To Please a Lady with Clark Gable and Barbara Stanwyk also with great racing footage.

erich45 · 12/13/24, 1:18 AM

Actually, Holland gave the trophy to Billy Coy. Cannonball was his father.

Charles Nungester · 12/13/24, 8:03 AM

Cannon ball run is he best racing movie ever <ducking>

The Big wheel was and probably still is on Youtube free witch commercials.

TQ29m · 12/13/24, 9:40 AM

I must have watched Micky in a movie house,because I don't think we got a TV till the early 50s

Stevensville Mike · 12/14/24, 10:38 AM

Check out "The Crowd Roars" (1932) starring James Cagney. Great racing footage from the 30s.

I knew this movie was re-made but I had to look that one up on Wiki. "Indianapolis Speedway" (1939).

And to go along with movies of the time, yes, a very hokey plot about a driver losing his nerve. "Days of Thunder" took that plot from there. But great vintage footage.

Stevensville Mike · 12/14/24, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by mc/rider

Just watched the 1949 movie The Big Wheel with Mickey Rooney. The story line was as hokey as any thing but the screen shots of midgets and the Speedway are absolutely fantastic. Spoiler alert, winner Bill Holland gave his Borg Warner to 3rd place finisher Cannonball Coy. (Hollywood finish)

Always like Mickey walking into the Club Argentina trying to get a table. The maitre d asks him his name and he replies, "Alexander Hamilton."

Looking at his list, "I'm sorry but I have no Hamilton here."

Holding out a $10 bill Mick replies, "Well I have a Hamilton here."

~34 minutes in.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlhPfR7VjwE

Vookie · 12/14/24, 1:42 PM

Stories with Donald - Movies at IMS Part 3 - To Please A Lady
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMsR...UD7pXg&index=1

Stories with Donald - Movies at IMS Part 2 - The Big Wheel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFIUktA-6A0

12/13/24, 8:03 AM	#4 Re: Movies
Charles Nungester Senior Member Race Count This Year: 6 Race Count Last Year: 14 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 22,012	Cannon ball run is he best racing movie ever <ducking> The Big wheel was and probably still is on Youtube free witch commercials. __________________ Charles Nungester

12/14/24, 10:38 AM	#6 Re: Movies
Stevensville Mike Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 3,349	Check out "The Crowd Roars" (1932) starring James Cagney. Great racing footage from the 30s. I knew this movie was re-made but I had to look that one up on Wiki. "Indianapolis Speedway" (1939). And to go along with movies of the time, yes, a very hokey plot about a driver losing his nerve. "Days of Thunder" took that plot from there. But great vintage footage. __________________ Chiming in live from the West Coast of Michigan.... Mike