Movie
Ball of Fire
“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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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.
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Ball of Fire opened in theaters January 9, 1942. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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.
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Cast
Gary CooperProfessor Bertram Potts
Barbara StanwyckSugarpuss O’Shea
Oskar HomolkaProf. Gurkakoff
Henry TraversProf. Jerome
S.Z. SakallProf. Magenbruch
Tully MarshallProf. Robinson
Leonid KinskeyProf. Quintana
Richard HaydnProf. OddlyCredits
- Directed by
- Howard Hawks
- Written by
- Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Box office
- $2.6M
Production
Samuel Goldwyn ProductionsUnited States