Ball of Fire
1942 · 1 hr 51 min
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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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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.
Directed By
Howard HawksWritten By
Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett, Thomas MonroeStudio
Samuel Goldwyn ProductionsCast of Ball of Fire
Gary CooperProfessor Bertram Potts
Barbara StanwyckSugarpuss O’Shea
Oskar HomolkaProf. Gurkakoff
Henry TraversProf. Jerome
S.Z. SakallProf. Magenbruch
Tully MarshallProf. Robinson
Leonid KinskeyProf. Quintana
Richard HaydnProf. Oddly
Aubrey MatherProf. Peagram
Allen JenkinsGarbage Man
Dana AndrewsJoe Lilac
Dan DuryeaDuke Pastrami
Ralph PetersAsthma Anderson
Kathleen HowardMiss Bragg
Charles LaneLarsen
Charles ArntMcNeary
Elisha Cook Jr.Waiter
Mary FieldMiss Totten
Alan Rhein'Horseface'
Eddie FosterPinstripe
Aldrich BowkerJustice of the Peace
Addison RichardsDistrict Attorney
Kenneth HowellCollege Boy
Tim RyanMotor Policeman
Gene KrupaHimself — Orchestra Leader
Pat WestBum
Tommy RyanNewsboy
Will Lee“Benny — the Creep”
George BartonGarbage Man (uncredited)
Doria CaronGirl in Subway (uncredited)
Ken ChristyCop with Ms. Bragg (uncredited)
Eddy ChandlerCop on Garbage Truck (uncredited)
Edward ClarkMotor Court Proprietor (uncredited)
Pat FlahertyDeputy (uncredited)
Otto HoffmanStage Doorman (uncredited)
Ethelreda LeopoldNursemaid at Park (uncredited)
Lorraine MillerGirl in Café (uncredited)
Ruth CliffordChorus Girl (uncredited)
Yvonne DuvalChorus Girl (uncredited)
Joyce MatthewsChorus Girl (uncredited)
Patsy MoranChorus Girl (uncredited)
Mildred MorrisChorus Girl (uncredited)
Edward MundySpieler (uncredited)
Gerald PierceDelivery Boy (uncredited)
Lynne RobertsVeiled Woman in Gene Krupa’s Audience (uncredited)
Francis SaylesTaxi Driver (uncredited)
Helen SeamonCollege Girl (uncredited)
George SherwoodDeputy (uncredited)
Walter ShumwayGarbage Man (uncredited)
Bert StevensNightclub Patron (uncredited)
Russell WadeNightclub Patron (uncredited)
Chalky WilliamsCop (uncredited)
Martha TiltonSugarpuss O'Shea (singing voice) (uncredited)
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