Ball of Fire (1941)
“I LOVE HIM because he doesn't know how to kiss—THE JERK!”
1941 · NR · 1h 51m · Comedy, Romance, Crime
Genres: 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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.
Director: Howard Hawks
Writers: Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder
Music by: Alfred Newman
Cinematography: Gregg Toland
Editor: Daniel Mandell
Box office: $3M · Rated 7.4/10 by 247 viewers
Cast
Gary Cooper as Professor Bertram PottsBarbara Stanwyck as Sugarpuss O’SheaOskar Homolka as Prof. GurkakoffHenry Travers as Prof. JeromeS.Z. Sakall as Prof. MagenbruchTully Marshall as Prof. RobinsonLeonid Kinskey as Prof. QuintanaRichard Haydn as Prof. OddlyAubrey Mather as Prof. PeagramAllen Jenkins as Garbage ManDana Andrews as Joe LilacDan Duryea as Duke PastramiMore like this
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