- Country: USA
- Genres: Drama
- Release: 1950-11-25
- Director: Tay Garnett
- Writers: Tay Garnett , Horace McCoy
- Language: English
- Stars: Mickey Rooney , Pat O’Brien , Beverly Tyler , James Brown (II) (1920–1992) , Ralph Dumke (1899–1964) , Milburn Stone , Bert Begley , Marilyn Monroe , Sam Flint , Glen Corbett
- Runtime: 84 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: The Fireball (Canada) , Błyskawica (Poland) , The Challenge , Ruedas de fuego (Spain) , The Fireball (United Kingdom) , The Fireball (United States of America) , O Faísca (Brazil) , Dark Challenge (United States of America) , Kerskuri (Finland) , Mingea de foc (Romania) , Rollschuhfieber , The Fireball , Fama sin gloria (Mexico) , Le Roi de la piste (France, French Republic) , El desafío (Venezuela) , Fama sin gloria (Argentina) , Lo spaccone vagabondo (Italy) , Johnny gör sensation (Sweden)
- Plot: 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.
- IMDB:tt0042463
The Fireball Cast · · · ALL
Tay Garnett
Director
Mickey Rooney
Johnny Casar
Pat O’Brien
Father O'Hara
Beverly Tyler
Mary Reeves
James Brown
(II)
(1920–1992)
Allen
Ralph Dumke
(1899–1964)
Bruno Crystal
Milburn Stone
Jeff Davis
Bert Begley
Shilling
Marilyn Monroe
Polly
Sam Flint
Dr. Barton
Glenn Corbett
Mack Miller
John Hedloe
Ullman