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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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
Larsen
Joe Lilac
Waiter
Sugarpuss O’Shea
Prof. Oddly
District Attorney
Asthma Anderson
Prof. Jerome
Duke Pastrami
McNeary
Prof. Gurkakoff
Prof. Magenbruch
Miss Bragg
Nursemaid at Park (uncredited)
Garbage Man
Professor Bertram Potts
Prof. Robinson
Prof. Peagram
College Boy
Deputy (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Prof. Quintana
Justice of the Peace
Miss Totten
Newsboy
Motor Policeman
“Benny — the Creep”
Himself — Orchestra Leader
Cop on Garbage Truck (uncredited)
Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Girl in Café (uncredited)
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Veiled Woman in Gene Krupa’s Audience (uncredited)
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Sugarpuss O'Shea (singing voice) (uncredited)
Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)
