Ball of Fire (1941)
“I LOVE HIM because he doesn't know how to kiss—THE JERK!”
111 min
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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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.
- Release date
- December 30, 1941
- Country of origin
- United States
- Box office
- $2,641,000
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Cast
- Gary Cooper as Prof. Bertram Potts
- Barbara Stanwyck as Sugarpuss O'Shea
- Oscar Homolka as Prof. Gurkakoff
- Henry Travers as Prof. Jerome
- S.Z. Sakall as Prof. Magenbruch
- Tully Marshall as Prof. Robinson
- Leonid Kinskey as Prof. Quintana
- Richard Haydn as Prof. Oddly
- Aubrey Mather as Prof. Peagram
- Allen Jenkins as Garbage Man
- Dana Andrews as Joe Lilac
- Dan Duryea as Duke Pastrami
- Ralph Peters as Asthma Anderson
- Kathleen Howard as Miss Bragg
- Charles Lane as Larsen
- Charles Arnt as McNeary
- Elisha Cook Jr. as Waiter
- Mary Field as Miss Totten
- Eddie Foster as Pinstripe
- Aldrich Bowker as Justice of the Peace
- Addison Richards as District Attorney
- Kenneth Howell as College Boy
- Tim Ryan as Motor Policeman
- Gene Krupa as Himself — Orchestra Leader
- Pat West as Bum
- Tommy Ryan as Newsboy
- Will Lee as “Benny — the Creep”
- Doria Caron as Girl in Subway (uncredited)
Crew
- Howard Hawks · Director
- Charles Brackett · Writer
- Billy Wilder · Writer
- Thomas Monroe · Writer
- Samuel Goldwyn · Producer
- Alfred Newman · Composer
- Gregg Toland · Cinematographer
- Daniel Mandell · Editor