Ball of Fire (1941)

Ball of Fire (1941)

“I LOVE HIM because he doesn't know how to kiss—THE JERK!” 1941-12-02 United States of America 111 Min. PG-13
7.4 203 votes

Overview

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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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

Cast

Gary Cooper is Professor Bertram Potts
Professor Bertram Potts
Barbara Stanwyck is Sugarpuss O’Shea
Sugarpuss O’Shea
Oskar Homolka is Prof. Gurkakoff
Prof. Gurkakoff
Henry Travers is Prof. Jerome
Prof. Jerome
S.Z. Sakall is Prof. Magenbruch
Prof. Magenbruch
Tully Marshall is Prof. Robinson
Prof. Robinson
Leonid Kinskey is Prof. Quintana
Prof. Quintana
Richard Haydn is Prof. Oddly
Prof. Oddly
Aubrey Mather is Prof. Peagram
Prof. Peagram
Allen Jenkins is Garbage Man
Garbage Man
Dana Andrews is Joe Lilac
Joe Lilac
Dan Duryea is Duke Pastrami
Duke Pastrami