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Ball of Fire

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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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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.

Date: 12/02/1941
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Oskar Homolka, Henry Travers, S.Z. Sakall, Tully Marshall, Leonid Kinskey, Richard Haydn, Aubrey Mather, Allen Jenkins, Dana Andrews, Dan Duryea, Ralph Peters, Kathleen Howard, Charles Lane, Charles Arnt, Elisha Cook Jr., Mary Field, Alan Rhein, Eddie Foster, Aldrich Bowker, Addison Richards, Kenneth Howell, Tim Ryan, Gene Krupa, Pat West, Tommy Ryan, Will Lee, George Barton, Doria Caron, Ken Christy, Eddy Chandler, Edward Clark, Pat Flaherty, Otto Hoffman, Ethelreda Leopold, Lorraine Miller, Ruth Clifford, Yvonne Duval, Joyce Matthews, Patsy Moran, Mildred Morris, Edward Mundy, Gerald Pierce, Lynne Roberts, Francis Sayles, Helen Seamon, George Sherwood, Walter Shumway, Bert Stevens, Russell Wade, Chalky Williams, Martha Tilton, John Alban, Tex Brodus, Chet De Vito, Roy Eldridge, Geraldine Fissette, Laura Gile, George Golden, Catherine Henderson, June Horne, Merrillee Lannon, Jean MacMurray, Hal McIntyre, Mike Morelli, William H. O'Brien, Jack Perry

Gary Cooper as Professor Bertram Potts in Ball of Fire Gary Cooper

Barbara Stanwyck as Sugarpuss O’Shea in Ball of Fire Barbara Stanwyck

Oskar Homolka as Prof. Gurkakoff in Ball of Fire Oskar Homolka

Henry Travers as Prof. Jerome in Ball of Fire Henry Travers

S.Z. Sakall as Prof. Magenbruch in Ball of Fire S.Z. Sakall

Tully Marshall as Prof. Robinson in Ball of Fire Tully Marshall

Leonid Kinskey as Prof. Quintana in Ball of Fire Leonid Kinskey

Richard Haydn as Prof. Oddly in Ball of Fire Richard Haydn

Aubrey Mather as Prof. Peagram in Ball of Fire Aubrey Mather

Allen Jenkins as Garbage Man in Ball of Fire Allen Jenkins

Dana Andrews as Joe Lilac in Ball of Fire Dana Andrews

Dan Duryea as Duke Pastrami in Ball of Fire Dan Duryea

Ralph Peters as Asthma Anderson in Ball of Fire Ralph Peters

Kathleen Howard as Miss Bragg in Ball of Fire Kathleen Howard

Charles Lane as Larsen in Ball of Fire Charles Lane

Charles Arnt as McNeary in Ball of Fire Charles Arnt

Elisha Cook Jr. as Waiter in Ball of Fire Elisha Cook Jr.

Mary Field as Miss Totten in Ball of Fire Mary Field

Alan Rhein

Eddie Foster

Aldrich Bowker as Justice of the Peace in Ball of Fire Aldrich Bowker

Addison Richards as District Attorney in Ball of Fire Addison Richards

Kenneth Howell as College Boy in Ball of Fire Kenneth Howell

Tim Ryan as Motor Policeman in Ball of Fire Tim Ryan

Gene Krupa as Himself — Orchestra Leader in Ball of Fire Gene Krupa

Pat West

Tommy Ryan as Newsboy in Ball of Fire Tommy Ryan

Will Lee as “Benny — the Creep” in Ball of Fire Will Lee

George Barton

Doria Caron

Ken Christy

Eddy Chandler as Cop on Garbage Truck (uncredited) in Ball of Fire Eddy Chandler

Edward Clark

Pat Flaherty as Deputy (uncredited) in Ball of Fire Pat Flaherty

Otto Hoffman as Stage Doorman (uncredited) in Ball of Fire Otto Hoffman

Ethelreda Leopold as Nursemaid at Park (uncredited) in Ball of Fire Ethelreda Leopold

Lorraine Miller as Girl in Café (uncredited) in Ball of Fire Lorraine Miller

Ruth Clifford as Chorus Girl (uncredited) in Ball of Fire Ruth Clifford

Yvonne Duval

Joyce Matthews

Patsy Moran

Mildred Morris

Edward Mundy

Gerald Pierce as Delivery Boy (uncredited) in Ball of Fire Gerald Pierce

Lynne Roberts as Veiled Woman in Gene Krupa’s Audience (uncredited) in Ball of Fire Lynne Roberts

Francis Sayles

Helen Seamon

George Sherwood

Walter Shumway

Bert Stevens as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) in Ball of Fire Bert Stevens

Russell Wade as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) in Ball of Fire Russell Wade

Chalky Williams

Martha Tilton as Sugarpuss O'Shea (singing voice) (uncredited) in Ball of Fire Martha Tilton

John Alban

Tex Brodus

Chet De Vito

Roy Eldridge

Geraldine Fissette

Laura Gile

George Golden

Catherine Henderson

June Horne

Merrillee Lannon

Jean MacMurray

Hal McIntyre as Saxaphonist (uncredited) in Ball of Fire Hal McIntyre

Mike Morelli

William H. O'Brien as Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited) in Ball of Fire William H. O'Brien

Jack Perry as Pool Hall Patron (uncredited) in Ball of Fire Jack Perry

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