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Robert Smith (original screenplay)
Release Date:
4 November 1949 (USA)
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Billy Coy comes to Carrell (a real speedway in Gardena, California when the movie was made). Red, Billy's late father's mechanic...
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dated but highly watchable little-known film
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Mickey Rooney | ... | Billy Coy |
 | Thomas Mitchell | ... | Arthur 'Red' Stanley |
| Mary Hatcher | ... | Louise Riley |
| Michael O'Shea | ... | Vic Sullivan |
| Spring Byington | ... | Mary Coy |
 | Hattie McDaniel | ... | Minnie (as Hattie McDaniels) |
| Steve Brodie | ... | Happy Lee |
| Lina Romay | ... | Dolores Raymond |
| Allen Jenkins | ... | George |
| Richard Lane | ... | Reno Riley (as Dick Lane) |
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92 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
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Hattie McDaniel's last movie.
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Revealing mistakes: Early in the film, Billy crashes his car. A radio announcer is giving a play-by-play description of his rescue. A man and a woman listening to the radio smile and show relief - before the announcer says that Billy has been pulled from the wreckage unhurt.
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| Rear-engine racecar | amesk |
| Nice watch for race fans | folkepalm |
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I picked this movie up in a dollar bin in a supermarket. I'm a race fan, and have never heard of it, the cover looked interesting, and hey, it was only a buck. I didn't expect much but was pleasantly surprised. Not only was it a totally watchable film in general, but but for race fans it offers a rare glimpse into the past. From the garage setting, to the tracks, to the vintage racing footage. I'ts the story of Billy Coy's rise from small time local race tracks to the Indy 500. I've been to the Indy 500 in 2005, its hard to believe how far its come. From some guy with "a few bucks" owning a car or team, to the millions of dollars and huge corporations it takes today. Like everything else in the world things seemed so much simpler back then. Something else is also amazing, Mickey Rooney looks exactly the same as a twenty year old kid as he does an eighty year old man.