
Ball of Fire
74.00%
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December 2, 1941
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Comedy, Romance, Crime
A group of academics have spent years shut up in a house working on the definitive encyclopedia. When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language. Here he meets Sugarpuss O’Shea, a nightclub singer, who’s on top of all the slang—and, it just so happens, needs a place to stay.
Featured Crew
Howard Hawks
Director
Charles Brackett
Screenplay
Thomas Monroe
Original Story
Cast

Gary Cooper
Professor Bertram Potts

Barbara Stanwyck
Sugarpuss O’Shea

Oskar Homolka
Prof. Gurkakoff

Henry Travers
Prof. Jerome

S.Z. Sakall
Prof. Magenbruch