Movie·1941·1h 51m
Ball of Fire
“I LOVE HIM because he doesn't know how to kiss—THE JERK!”
Directed By
Howard Hawks
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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.
Written By
Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett
Producer
Samuel Goldwyn
Cinematography
Gregg Toland
Music
Alfred Newman
Editor
Daniel Mandell
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Gary Cooper
Professor Bertram Potts
Barbara Stanwyck
Sugarpuss O’Shea
Oskar Homolka
Prof. Gurkakoff
Henry Travers
Prof. Jerome
S.Z. Sakall
Prof. Magenbruch
Tully Marshall
Prof. Robinson
Leonid Kinskey
Prof. Quintana
Richard Haydn
Prof. Oddly
Aubrey Mather
Prof. Peagram
Allen Jenkins
Garbage Man
Dana Andrews
Joe Lilac
Dan Duryea
Duke Pastrami
Ralph Peters
Asthma Anderson
Kathleen Howard
Miss Bragg
Charles Lane
Larsen
Charles Arnt
McNeary
Elisha Cook Jr.
Waiter
Mary Field
Miss Totten
// crew
Crew
Billy Wilder
Screenplay
Howard Hawks
Director
Charles Brackett
Screenplay
Daniel Mandell
Editor
Samuel Goldwyn
Producer
Gregg Toland
Director of Photography
Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer
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