Ball of Fire
Ball of Fire

Ball of Fire

“I LOVE HIM because he doesn't know how to kiss—THE JERK!”

7.3(226 votes)
1941
1h 51m
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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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.

Production

Samuel Goldwyn Productions, RKO Radio Pictures

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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