Ball of Fire

Ball of Fire

1941
1h 51m
7.4

7.4/10

239 votes • View on IMDb
Comedy Romance Crime

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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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

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Revenue: $2,641,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

research marriage proposal slang gangster professor nightclub romcom encyclopedia singer us republican party mobster black and white screwball comedy conga nightclub singer interrupted wedding nightclub performer academia crime comedy

Quick Facts

Release Date December 2, 1941
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0033373

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

Key Crew

Howard Hawks
Director
Charles Brackett
Screenplay
Billy Wilder
Screenplay
Samuel Goldwyn
Producer