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Ball of Fire

74 %|Dec 2, 1941|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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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.

Featured Crew

Billy Wilder
Original Story
Howard Hawks
Director
Charles Brackett
Screenplay
Billy Wilder
Screenplay
Thomas Monroe
Original Story
Edith Head
Costume Design
Samuel Goldwyn
Producer
Perry Ferguson
Art Direction

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Cast

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Gary Cooper
Professor Bertram Potts
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Barbara Stanwyck
Sugarpuss O’Shea
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Oskar Homolka
Prof. Gurkakoff
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Henry Travers
Prof. Jerome
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S.Z. Sakall
Prof. Magenbruch
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Tully Marshall
Prof. Robinson
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Leonid Kinskey
Prof. Quintana
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Richard Haydn
Prof. Oddly
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Aubrey Mather
Prof. Peagram
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Allen Jenkins
Garbage Man
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Dana Andrews
Joe Lilac
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Dan Duryea
Duke Pastrami
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Ralph Peters
Asthma Anderson
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Kathleen Howard
Miss Bragg
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Mary Field
Miss Totten
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Alan Rhein
'Horseface'
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Eddie Foster
Pinstripe
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Aldrich Bowker
Justice of the Peace
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Addison Richards
District Attorney
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Kenneth Howell
College Boy
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Tim Ryan
Motor Policeman
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Gene Krupa
Himself — Orchestra Leader
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Tommy Ryan
Newsboy
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Will Lee
“Benny — the Creep”
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George Barton
Garbage Man (uncredited)
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Doria Caron
Girl in Subway (uncredited)
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Ken Christy
Cop with Ms. Bragg (uncredited)
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Eddy Chandler
Cop on Garbage Truck (uncredited)
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Edward Clark
Motor Court Proprietor (uncredited)
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Pat Flaherty
Deputy (uncredited)
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Otto Hoffman
Stage Doorman (uncredited)
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Ethelreda Leopold
Nursemaid at Park (uncredited)
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Lorraine Miller
Girl in Café (uncredited)
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Ruth Clifford
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Yvonne Duval
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Joyce Matthews
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Patsy Moran
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Mildred Morris
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Edward Mundy
Spieler (uncredited)
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Gerald Pierce
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
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Lynne Roberts
Veiled Woman in Gene Krupa’s Audience (uncredited)
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Francis Sayles
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Helen Seamon
College Girl (uncredited)
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George Sherwood
Deputy (uncredited)
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Walter Shumway
Garbage Man (uncredited)
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Bert Stevens
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Russell Wade
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Chalky Williams
Cop (uncredited)
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Martha Tilton
Sugarpuss O'Shea (singing voice) (uncredited)
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John Alban
Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
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Tex Brodus
Passerby (uncredited)
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Chet De Vito
Tollkeeper (uncredited)
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Roy Eldridge
Trumpeter (uncredited)
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Geraldine Fissette
Hula Dancer (uncredited)
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Laura Gile
Date of Prof. Bertram Potts (uncredited)
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George Golden
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Catherine Henderson
College Girl (uncredited)
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June Horne
Nursemaid at Park (uncredited)
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Merrillee Lannon
Girl in Subway (uncredited)
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Jean MacMurray
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Hal McIntyre
Saxaphonist (uncredited)
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Mike Morelli
Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)
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William H. O'Brien
Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
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Jack Perry
Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)