The Fireball
Rooney Runs Riot on the Roller Raceways!
1950 · 1h 24m · N/A
Drama
Directed by
Tay Garnett
Overview
Johnny Casar runs away from the orphanage to start a successful career as a roller skater and after setbacks learns to curb his ruthlessness and ambition.
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