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The Fireball (1950)

84 min  -  Drama  -   25 November 1950 (Sweden)
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Johnny runs away from Father O'Hara's orphanage and becomes a roller skating star with the help of Mary Reeves... See full summary »

Director:

Tay Garnett

Writers:

Tay Garnett (original story), Horace McCoy (original story), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Mickey Rooney ...
Johnny Casar
Pat O'Brien ...
Father O'Hara
Beverly Tyler Beverly Tyler ...
Mary Reeves
James Brown James Brown ...
Allen
Ralph Dumke Ralph Dumke ...
Bruno Crystal
Milburn Stone Milburn Stone ...
Jeff Davis
Bert Begley Bert Begley ...
Shilling
Marilyn Monroe ...
Polly
Sam Flint Sam Flint ...
Dr. Barton
Glenn Corbett Glenn Corbett ...
Mack Miller
John Hedloe John Hedloe ...
Ullman
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Storyline

Johnny runs away from Father O'Hara's orphanage and becomes a roller skating star with the help of Mary Reeves. He becomes involved with women, including Polly, who only love him because he is a champion, not, as with Mary, out of love for him. Then he gets polio. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Polio | Orphanage | Runaway | Beautiful Woman | Roller Derby

Taglines:

Rooney Runs Riot on the Roller Raceways!

Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Sweden) See more »

Also Known As:

The Challenge See more »

Filming Locations:

Guam See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Actor Glenn Corbett "introduced" in this film, is not to be confused with the better known actor Glenn Corbett (I) q.v. See more »