Ball of Fire (1942)

01/09/1942 1h 51m

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

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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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

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Cast Ages at Release

Gary Cooper

as Professor Bertram Potts

Born 05/07/1901

Died 05/13/1961, age

Barbara Stanwyck

as Sugarpuss O’Shea

Born 07/16/1907

Died 01/20/1990, age

Oskar Homolka

as Prof. Gurkakoff

Born 08/11/1898

Died 01/27/1978, age

Henry Travers

as Prof. Jerome

Born 03/04/1874

Died 10/18/1965, age

S.Z. Sakall

as Prof. Magenbruch

Born 02/01/1883

Died 02/12/1955, age

Tully Marshall

as Prof. Robinson

Born 04/09/1864

Died 03/10/1943, age

Richard Haydn

as Prof. Oddly

Born 03/10/1905

Died 04/25/1985, age

Dana Andrews

as Joe Lilac

Born 01/01/1909

Died 12/17/1992, age

Dan Duryea

as Duke Pastrami

Born 01/23/1907

Died 06/07/1968, age

Elisha Cook Jr.

as Waiter

Born 12/26/1903

Died 05/18/1995, age