Ball of Fire

Ball of Fire

7.4 | 1941-12-02 | Comedy Romance Crime

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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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

Featured Crew

Edith Head Costume Design
Billy Wilder Original Story
Thomas Monroe Original Story
Billy Wilder Screenplay
Howard Hawks Director
Charles Brackett Screenplay
Mel Berns Makeup Artist
Earl Rettig Unit Manager
McClure Capps Assistant Art Director
Howard Bristol Set Decoration

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

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