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Ball of Fire
Release Date: December 02, 1941
| Year | : | 1941 |
| Slogan | : | «“I LOVE HIM because he doesn't know how to kiss—THE JERK!”» |
| Genres | : | Comedy, Romance, Crime |
| Production Companies | : | Samuel Goldwyn Productions, RKO Radio Pictures |
| Director | : | Howard Hawks |
| Producers | : | Samuel Goldwyn, Earl Rettig |
| Writers | : | Billy Wilder, Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett, Thomas Monroe |
| RunTime | : | 111 mins. |
| Revenue | : | 2641000 |
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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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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Featurette: Larry Karaszewski on BALL OF FIRE
Trailer: Ball of Fire (1941) Official Trailer - Barbara Stanwyck Movie
Main Actors
Gary Cooper
Character : Professor Bertram Potts
Barbara Stanwyck
Character : Sugarpuss O’Shea
Oskar Homolka
Character : Prof. Gurkakoff
Henry Travers
Character : Prof. Jerome
S.Z. Sakall
Character : Prof. Magenbruch
Tully Marshall
Character : Prof. Robinson
Leonid Kinskey
Character : Prof. Quintana
Richard Haydn
Character : Prof. Oddly
Aubrey Mather
Character : Prof. Peagram
Allen Jenkins
Character : Garbage Man
Dana Andrews
Character : Joe Lilac
Dan Duryea
Character : Duke Pastrami
Ralph Peters
Character : Asthma Anderson
Kathleen Howard
Character : Miss Bragg
Charles Lane
Character : Larsen
Charles Arnt
Character : McNeary
Elisha Cook Jr.
Character : Waiter
Mary Field
Character : Miss Totten
Alan Rhein
Character : 'Horseface'
Eddie Foster
Character : Pinstripe
Aldrich Bowker
Character : Justice of the Peace
Addison Richards
Character : District Attorney
Kenneth Howell
Character : College Boy
Tim Ryan
Character : Motor Policeman
Gene Krupa
Character : Himself — Orchestra Leader
Pat West
Character : Bum
Tommy Ryan
Character : Newsboy
Will Lee
Character : “Benny — the Creep”
George Barton
Character : Garbage Man (uncredited)
Doria Caron
Character : Girl in Subway (uncredited)
Ken Christy
Character : Cop with Ms. Bragg (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Character : Cop on Garbage Truck (uncredited)
Edward Clark
Character : Motor Court Proprietor (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
Character : Deputy (uncredited)
Otto Hoffman
Character : Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
Character : Nursemaid at Park (uncredited)
Lorraine Miller
Character : Girl in Café (uncredited)
Ruth Clifford
Character : Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Yvonne Duval
Character : Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Joyce Matthews
Character : Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Patsy Moran
Character : Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Mildred Morris
Character : Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Edward Mundy
Character : Spieler (uncredited)
Gerald Pierce
Character : Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Lynne Roberts
Character : Veiled Woman in Gene Krupa’s Audience (uncredited)
Francis Sayles
Character : Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Helen Seamon
Character : College Girl (uncredited)
George Sherwood
Character : Deputy (uncredited)
Walter Shumway
Character : Garbage Man (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Character : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Russell Wade
Character : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Chalky Williams
Character : Cop (uncredited)
Martha Tilton
Character : Sugarpuss O'Shea (singing voice) (uncredited)
John Alban
Character : Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
Tex Brodus
Character : Passerby (uncredited)
Chet De Vito
Character : Tollkeeper (uncredited)
Roy Eldridge
Character : Trumpeter (uncredited)
Geraldine Fissette
Character : Hula Dancer (uncredited)
Laura Gile
Character : Date of Prof. Bertram Potts (uncredited)
George Golden
Character : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Catherine Henderson
Character : College Girl (uncredited)
June Horne
Character : Nursemaid at Park (uncredited)
Merrillee Lannon
Character : Girl in Subway (uncredited)
Jean MacMurray
Character : Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Hal McIntyre
Character : Saxaphonist (uncredited)
Mike Morelli
Character : Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Character : Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
Jack Perry
Character : Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)
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