Ball of Fire (1941)

  • NR
  • 12/02/1941 (US)
  • Comedy, Romance, Crime
  • 1h 51m

“I LOVE HIM because he doesn't know how to kiss—THE JERK!”

Overview

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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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.

Billy Wilder

Screenplay

Howard Hawks

Director

Charles Brackett

Screenplay

Cast

Gary Cooper's headshot

Gary Cooper

Professor Bertram Potts
Barbara Stanwyck's headshot

Barbara Stanwyck

Sugarpuss O’Shea
Oskar Homolka's headshot

Oskar Homolka

Prof. Gurkakoff
Henry Travers's headshot

Henry Travers

Prof. Jerome
S.Z. Sakall's headshot

S.Z. Sakall

Prof. Magenbruch
Tully Marshall's headshot

Tully Marshall

Prof. Robinson
Leonid Kinskey's headshot

Leonid Kinskey

Prof. Quintana
Richard Haydn's headshot

Richard Haydn

Prof. Oddly

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