Movie Description
Ball of Fire
(1941)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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Howard Hawks
- Producer : Samuel Goldwyn
- Editor : Daniel Mandell
- Cast : Gary Cooper,Barbara Stanwyck,Oskar Homolka,Henry Travers,S.Z. Sakall,Tully Marshall,Leonid Kinskey,Richard Haydn,Aubrey Mather,Allen Jenkins,Dana Andrews,Dan Duryea,Ralph Peters,Kathleen Howard,Charles Lane,Charles Arnt,Elisha Cook Jr.,Mary Field,Alan Rhein,Eddie Foster,Aldrich Bowker,Addison Richards,Kenneth Howell,Tim Ryan,Gene Krupa,Pat West,Tommy Ryan,Will Lee,George Barton,Doria Caron,Ken Christy,Eddy Chandler,Edward Clark,Pat Flaherty,Otto Hoffman,Ethelreda Leopold,Lorraine Miller,Ruth Clifford,Yvonne Duval,Joyce Matthews,Patsy Moran,Mildred Morris,Edward Mundy,Gerald Pierce,Lynne Roberts,Francis Sayles,Helen Seamon,George Sherwood,Walter Shumway,Bert Stevens,Russell Wade,Chalky Williams,Martha Tilton,John Alban,Tex Brodus,Chet De Vito,Roy Eldridge,Geraldine Fissette,Laura Gile,George Golden,Catherine Henderson,June Horne,Merrillee Lannon,Jean MacMurray,Hal McIntyre,Mike Morelli,William H. O'Brien,Jack Perry
Cast
Professor Bertram Potts
Sugarpuss O’Shea
Prof. Gurkakoff
Prof. Jerome
Prof. Magenbruch
Prof. Robinson
Prof. Quintana
Prof. Oddly
Prof. Peagram
Garbage Man
Joe Lilac
Duke Pastrami
Asthma Anderson
Miss Bragg
Larsen
McNeary
Waiter
Miss Totten
'Horseface'
Pinstripe
Justice of the Peace
District Attorney
College Boy
Motor Policeman
Himself — Orchestra Leader
Bum
Newsboy
“Benny — the Creep”
Garbage Man (uncredited)
Girl in Subway (uncredited)
Cop with Ms. Bragg (uncredited)
Cop on Garbage Truck (uncredited)
Motor Court Proprietor (uncredited)
Deputy (uncredited)
Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Nursemaid at Park (uncredited)
Girl in Café (uncredited)
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Spieler (uncredited)
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Veiled Woman in Gene Krupa’s Audience (uncredited)
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
College Girl (uncredited)
Deputy (uncredited)
Garbage Man (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Cop (uncredited)
Sugarpuss O'Shea (singing voice) (uncredited)
Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
Passerby (uncredited)
Tollkeeper (uncredited)
Trumpeter (uncredited)
Hula Dancer (uncredited)
Date of Prof. Bertram Potts (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
College Girl (uncredited)
Nursemaid at Park (uncredited)
Girl in Subway (uncredited)
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Saxaphonist (uncredited)
Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)
Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleBall of Fire
Status Released
Release Information
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1941-12-02
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 51m
Revenue₹ 2641000
Production CompaniesSamuel Goldwyn Productions,RKO Radio Pictures
Genres
- Comedy
- Romance
- Crime