Ball of Fire (1941)
Overview
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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $2,641,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 10.363 |
Directed By
Howard Hawks
Crew
Howard Hawks
Charles Brackett
Thomas Monroe
Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder
Edith Head
Earl Rettig
Mel Berns
McClure Capps
Frank Maher
Perry Ferguson
Howard Bristol
Daniel Mandell
Samuel Goldwyn
William Tummel
Gregg Toland
Samuel Goldwyn
Alfred Newman
Arthur Rosson
John Sherwood
James V. Murray
Marty Moss
Julia Heron
Edith Head
David Buttolph
Martha Tilton
Irving W. Sindler
TOP CAST
Gary Cooper
Professor Bertram Potts
Barbara Stanwyck
Sugarpuss O’Shea
Oskar Homolka
Prof. Gurkakoff
Henry Travers
Prof. Jerome
S.Z. Sakall
Prof. Magenbruch
Tully Marshall
Prof. Robinson
Leonid Kinskey
Prof. Quintana
Richard Haydn
Prof. Oddly
Aubrey Mather
Prof. Peagram
Allen Jenkins
Garbage Man
Dana Andrews
Joe Lilac
Dan Duryea
Duke Pastrami
Ralph Peters
Asthma Anderson
Kathleen Howard
Miss Bragg
Charles Lane
Larsen
Charles Arnt
McNeary
Elisha Cook Jr.
Waiter
Mary Field
Miss Totten
Alan Rhein
'Horseface'
Eddie Foster
Pinstripe
Aldrich Bowker
Justice of the Peace
Addison Richards
District Attorney
Kenneth Howell
College Boy
Tim Ryan
Motor Policeman
Gene Krupa
Himself — Orchestra Leader
Pat West
Bum
Tommy Ryan
Newsboy
Will Lee
“Benny — the Creep”
George Barton
Garbage Man (uncredited)
Doria Caron
Girl in Subway (uncredited)
Ken Christy
Cop with Ms. Bragg (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Cop on Garbage Truck (uncredited)
Edward Clark
Motor Court Proprietor (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
Deputy (uncredited)
Otto Hoffman
Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
Nursemaid at Park (uncredited)
Lorraine Miller
Girl in Café (uncredited)
Ruth Clifford
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Yvonne Duval
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Joyce Matthews
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Patsy Moran
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Mildred Morris
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Edward Mundy
Spieler (uncredited)
Gerald Pierce
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Lynne Roberts
Veiled Woman in Gene Krupa’s Audience (uncredited)
Francis Sayles
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Helen Seamon
College Girl (uncredited)
George Sherwood
Deputy (uncredited)
Walter Shumway
Garbage Man (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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