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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.
- Bert E. Friedlob
The Fireball (1950) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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
The Fireball | Rotten Tomatoes. 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...
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Summaries. An orphanage runaway becomes a roller-skating champion but gets sick with polio. Johnny runs away from Father O'Hara's orphanage and becomes a roller skating star with the help of Mary Reeves.
