Ball of Fire (1941)
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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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.
Directing:
Writing:
Stars:
- Howard Hawks
Writing:
- Billy Wilder
- Charles Brackett
- Thomas Monroe
Stars:
Release Date: 1941-12-02
7.4/10
7.4/10
- Country: US
- Language: English
- Runtime: 111
- Revenue: $2,641,000
Professor Bertram Potts
Waiter
McNeary
District Attorney
Sugarpuss O’Shea
Nursemaid at Park (uncredited)
Larsen
Prof. Robinson
Justice of the Peace
Prof. Quintana
Garbage Man
Duke Pastrami
Joe Lilac
Miss Bragg
Asthma Anderson
Deputy (uncredited)
Miss Totten
Cop on Garbage Truck (uncredited)
Girl in Café (uncredited)
Motor Policeman
Newsboy
Prof. Magenbruch
Prof. Jerome
Prof. Oddly
Veiled Woman in Gene Krupa’s Audience (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Prof. Peagram
Himself — Orchestra Leader
Prof. Gurkakoff
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
“Benny — the Creep”
College Boy
Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Sugarpuss O'Shea (singing voice) (uncredited)
Saxaphonist (uncredited)
Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)
