Ball of Fire
1941, Film, 111 min, Comedy, Romance, English, United States, MoviePedia score 73
“I LOVE HIM because he doesn't know how to kiss—THE JERK!”
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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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.
Directed by Howard Hawks
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
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