Ball of Fire

Storyline

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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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

Top 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

Miss Totten

?

Alan Rhein

'Horseface'

?

Eddie Foster

Pinstripe

Director

Howard Hawks

Writers

Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder

Status

Released

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