Ball of Fire (1941)
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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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.
Directing:
Writing:
Stars:
- Howard Hawks
Writing:
- Charles Brackett
- Billy Wilder
- Thomas Monroe
Stars:
Release Date: 1941-12-02
7.4/10
7.4/10
- Country: US
- Language: English
- Runtime: 111
- Revenue: $2,641,000
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Motor Policeman
District Attorney
Sugarpuss O’Shea
Garbage Man
Professor Bertram Potts
Prof. Magenbruch
Prof. Jerome
Prof. Gurkakoff
Prof. Robinson
Prof. Quintana
Prof. Oddly
Prof. Peagram
Joe Lilac
Waiter
Justice of the Peace
Duke Pastrami
Asthma Anderson
Miss Bragg
Miss Totten
Larsen
McNeary
College Boy
Newsboy
“Benny — the Creep”
Himself — Orchestra Leader
Cop on Garbage Truck (uncredited)
Deputy (uncredited)
Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Nursemaid at Park (uncredited)
Girl in Café (uncredited)
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Veiled Woman in Gene Krupa’s Audience (uncredited)
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Sugarpuss O'Shea (singing voice) (uncredited)
Saxaphonist (uncredited)
Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)
