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The Fireball: Directed by Tay Garnett. With Mickey Rooney, Pat O'Brien, Beverly Tyler, James Brown. An orphanage runaway becomes a roller-skating champion but gets sick with polio.
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- Drama, Sport
- Tay Garnett
- 1950-11-25
The Fireball is a 1950 American drama film starring Mickey Rooney and Pat O'Brien, and directed by Tay Garnett. The cast also includes Beverly Tyler and the eighth screen appearance of Marilyn Monroe. The film, released by 20th Century Fox, had its screenplay written by Horace McCoy based on a story by McCoy and Garnett.
1950, Drama, 1h 24m. -- Tomatometer. 17% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings. Want to see. The Fireball Photos. See all photos. Movie Info. Johnny Casar (Mickey Rooney), a moody and angry...
- Drama
- Mickey Rooney
- Tay Garnett
1h 24m 1950. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Film Details. Notes. Brief Synopsis. 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.
- Tay Garnett, Charles Kerr
- Mickey Rooney
Synopsis by Hal Erickson. Mickey Rooney is The Fireball in this independently produced sports film. The sport in this case is roller-skating, which was enjoying a resurgence of popularity in 1950 thanks to the various "Roller Derby" telecasts. Rooney plays Johnny Cesar, an orphan kid who rises to fame and fortune on the basis of his skill on ...
The Fireball is a 1950 American drama film starring Mickey Rooney and Pat O'Brien, and directed by Tay Garnett. The cast also includes Beverly Tyler and the eighth screen appearance of Marilyn Monroe. The film, released by 20th Century Fox, had its screenplay written by Horace McCoy based on a story by McCoy and Garnett.
Sep 20, 2018 · Director Tay Garnett’s 1950 The Fireball stars Mickey Rooney as orphan Johnny Casar, who flees from Father O’Hara (Pat O’Brien)’s orphanage school, becomes a champion star on roller skates, with the help of Mary Reeves (Beverly Tyler), but then is stricken with polio.
