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“I LOVE HIM because he doesn't know how to kiss—THE JERK!” - Ball of Fire
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Title: Ball of Fire

Release Date: 2 Dec 1941

Runtime: 1h 51m

Genre: Comedy, Romance, Crime

Director: Samuel Goldwyn Productions, RKO Radio Pictures

Production Companies: Samuel Goldwyn Productions, RKO Radio Pictures

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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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

Average Vote: 7.4 (207 votes)

Cast

  • Professor Bertram Potts: Gary Cooper
  • Sugarpuss O’Shea: Barbara Stanwyck
  • Prof. Gurkakoff: Oskar Homolka
  • Prof. Jerome: Henry Travers
  • Prof. Magenbruch: S.Z. Sakall
  • Prof. Robinson: Tully Marshall
  • Prof. Quintana: Leonid Kinskey
  • Prof. Oddly: Richard Haydn
  • Prof. Peagram: Aubrey Mather
  • Garbage Man: Allen Jenkins
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