Ball of Fire

“I LOVE HIM because he doesn't know how to kiss—THE JERK!”

Duration: 111 min
Release date: 1941-12-02
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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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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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Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper
as Professor Bertram Potts
Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara Stanwyck
as Sugarpuss O’Shea
Oskar Homolka
Oskar Homolka
as Prof. Gurkakoff
Henry Travers
Henry Travers
as Prof. Jerome
S.Z. Sakall
S.Z. Sakall
as Prof. Magenbruch
Tully Marshall
Tully Marshall
as Prof. Robinson
Leonid Kinskey
Leonid Kinskey
as Prof. Quintana
Richard Haydn
Richard Haydn
as Prof. Oddly
Aubrey Mather
Aubrey Mather
as Prof. Peagram
Allen Jenkins
Allen Jenkins
as Garbage Man
Dana Andrews
Dana Andrews
as Joe Lilac
Dan Duryea
Dan Duryea
as Duke Pastrami
Ralph Peters
Ralph Peters
as Asthma Anderson
Kathleen Howard
Kathleen Howard
as Miss Bragg
Charles Lane
Charles Lane
as Larsen
Charles Arnt
Charles Arnt
as McNeary
Elisha Cook Jr.
Elisha Cook Jr.
as Waiter
Mary Field
Mary Field
as Miss Totten
Alan Rhein
Alan Rhein
as 'Horseface'
Eddie Foster
Eddie Foster
as Pinstripe
Aldrich Bowker
Aldrich Bowker
as Justice of the Peace
Addison Richards
Addison Richards
as District Attorney
Kenneth Howell
Kenneth Howell
as College Boy
Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan
as Motor Policeman
Gene Krupa
Gene Krupa
as Himself — Orchestra Leader
Pat West
Pat West
as Bum
Tommy Ryan
Tommy Ryan
as Newsboy
Will Lee
Will Lee
as “Benny — the Creep”
George Barton
George Barton
as Garbage Man (uncredited)
Doria Caron
Doria Caron
as Girl in Subway (uncredited)
Ken Christy
Ken Christy
as Cop with Ms. Bragg (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Eddy Chandler
as Cop on Garbage Truck (uncredited)
Edward Clark
Edward Clark
as Motor Court Proprietor (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
Pat Flaherty
as Deputy (uncredited)
Otto Hoffman
Otto Hoffman
as Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
Ethelreda Leopold
as Nursemaid at Park (uncredited)
Lorraine Miller
Lorraine Miller
as Girl in Café (uncredited)
Ruth Clifford
Ruth Clifford
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Yvonne Duval
Yvonne Duval
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Joyce Matthews
Joyce Matthews
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Patsy Moran
Patsy Moran
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Mildred Morris
Mildred Morris
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Edward Mundy
Edward Mundy
as Spieler (uncredited)
Gerald Pierce
Gerald Pierce
as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Lynne Roberts
Lynne Roberts
as Veiled Woman in Gene Krupa’s Audience (uncredited)
Francis Sayles
Francis Sayles
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Helen Seamon
Helen Seamon
as College Girl (uncredited)
George Sherwood
George Sherwood
as Deputy (uncredited)
Walter Shumway
Walter Shumway
as Garbage Man (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Bert Stevens
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Russell Wade
Russell Wade
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Chalky Williams
Chalky Williams
as Cop (uncredited)
Martha Tilton
Martha Tilton
as Sugarpuss O'Shea (singing voice) (uncredited)
John Alban
John Alban
as Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
Tex Brodus
Tex Brodus
as Passerby (uncredited)
Chet De Vito
Chet De Vito
as Tollkeeper (uncredited)
Roy Eldridge
Roy Eldridge
as Trumpeter (uncredited)
Geraldine Fissette
Geraldine Fissette
as Hula Dancer (uncredited)
Laura Gile
Laura Gile
as Date of Prof. Bertram Potts (uncredited)
George Golden
George Golden
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Catherine Henderson
Catherine Henderson
as College Girl (uncredited)
June Horne
June Horne
as Nursemaid at Park (uncredited)
Merrillee Lannon
Merrillee Lannon
as Girl in Subway (uncredited)
Jean MacMurray
Jean MacMurray
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Hal McIntyre
Hal McIntyre
as Saxaphonist (uncredited)
Mike Morelli
Mike Morelli
as Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
William H. O'Brien
as Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
Jack Perry
Jack Perry
as Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)
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