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Ball of Fire
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Ball of Fire

Dec 2, 1941
1h 51m
★ 7.4

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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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

Genres

Comedy
Romance
Crime

Production Companies

Samuel Goldwyn Productions

Ball of Fire Trailers

Cast

Gary Cooper

Professor Bertram Potts

Gary Cooper

Barbara Stanwyck

Sugarpuss O’Shea

Barbara Stanwyck

Oskar Homolka

Prof. Gurkakoff

Oskar Homolka

Henry Travers

Prof. Jerome

Henry Travers

S.Z. Sakall

Prof. Magenbruch

S.Z. Sakall

Tully Marshall

Prof. Robinson

Tully Marshall

Leonid Kinskey

Prof. Quintana

Leonid Kinskey

Richard Haydn

Prof. Oddly

Richard Haydn

Aubrey Mather

Prof. Peagram

Aubrey Mather

Allen Jenkins

Garbage Man

Allen Jenkins

Dana Andrews

Joe Lilac

Dana Andrews

Dan Duryea

Duke Pastrami

Dan Duryea

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