Ball of Fire(1941)

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

74

1h 51m

  • Comedy,
  • Romance,
  • Crime

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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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

Cast

  • Gary Cooper

    Gary Cooper

    Professor Bertram Potts

  • Barbara Stanwyck

    Barbara Stanwyck

    Sugarpuss O’Shea

  • Oskar Homolka

    Oskar Homolka

    Prof. Gurkakoff

  • Henry Travers

    Henry Travers

    Prof. Jerome

  • S.Z. Sakall

    S.Z. Sakall

    Prof. Magenbruch

  • Tully Marshall

    Tully Marshall

    Prof. Robinson

  • Leonid Kinskey

    Leonid Kinskey

    Prof. Quintana

  • Richard Haydn

    Richard Haydn

    Prof. Oddly

  • Aubrey Mather

    Aubrey Mather

    Prof. Peagram

  • Allen Jenkins

    Allen Jenkins

    Garbage Man

  • Dana Andrews

    Dana Andrews

    Joe Lilac

  • Dan Duryea

    Dan Duryea

    Duke Pastrami

  • Ralph Peters

    Ralph Peters

    Asthma Anderson

  • Kathleen Howard

    Kathleen Howard

    Miss Bragg

  • Charles Lane

    Charles Lane

    Larsen

  • Charles Arnt

    Charles Arnt

    McNeary

  • Elisha Cook Jr.

    Elisha Cook Jr.

    Waiter

  • Mary Field

    Mary Field

    Miss Totten

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    Status

    Released (Dec 2, 1941)

    Revenue

    $2,641,000

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