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Ball of Fire

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Calorie Rating: 156
Released: 1941-12-02
MPAA Rating: NR
Running Time: 111 Minutes
Revenue 2641000
Studios: Samuel Goldwyn Productions, RKO Radio Pictures,


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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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

Director / Directors

William Tummel
Assistant Director
Marty Moss
Second Assistant Director

Arthur Rosson
Second Unit Director
John Sherwood
Assistant Director


Cast

Gary Cooper
Character: Professor Bertram Potts
Barbara Stanwyck
Character: Sugarpuss O’Shea
Oskar Homolka
Character: Prof. Gurkakoff

Henry Travers
Character: Prof. Jerome
S.Z. Sakall
Character: Prof. Magenbruch
Tully Marshall
Character: Prof. Robinson

Leonid Kinskey
Character: Prof. Quintana
Richard Haydn
Character: Prof. Oddly
Aubrey Mather
Character: Prof. Peagram

Allen Jenkins
Character: Garbage Man
Dana Andrews
Character: Joe Lilac
Dan Duryea
Character: Duke Pastrami

Ralph Peters
Character: Asthma Anderson
Kathleen Howard
Character: Miss Bragg
Charles Lane
Character: Larsen

Charles Arnt
Character: McNeary
Elisha Cook Jr.
Character: Waiter
Mary Field
Character: Miss Totten

Alan Rhein
Character: 'Horseface'
Eddie Foster
Character: Pinstripe
Aldrich Bowker
Character: Justice of the Peace

Addison Richards
Character: District Attorney
Kenneth Howell
Character: College Boy
Tim Ryan
Character: Motor Policeman

Gene Krupa
Character: Himself — Orchestra Leader
Pat West
Character: Bum
Tommy Ryan
Character: Newsboy

Will Lee
Character: “Benny — the Creep”
George Barton
Character: Garbage Man (uncredited)
Doria Caron
Character: Girl in Subway (uncredited)

Ken Christy
Character: Cop with Ms. Bragg (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Character: Cop on Garbage Truck (uncredited)
Edward Clark
Character: Motor Court Proprietor (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty
Character: Deputy (uncredited)
Otto Hoffman
Character: Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
Character: Nursemaid at Park (uncredited)

Lorraine Miller
Character: Girl in Café (uncredited)
Ruth Clifford
Character: Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Yvonne Duval
Character: Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Joyce Matthews
Character: Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Patsy Moran
Character: Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Mildred Morris
Character: Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Edward Mundy
Character: Spieler (uncredited)
Gerald Pierce
Character: Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Lynne Roberts
Character: Veiled Woman in Gene Krupa’s Audience (uncredited)

Francis Sayles
Character: Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Helen Seamon
Character: College Girl (uncredited)
George Sherwood
Character: Deputy (uncredited)

Walter Shumway
Character: Garbage Man (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Character: Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Russell Wade
Character: Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Chalky Williams
Character: Cop (uncredited)
Martha Tilton
Character: Sugarpuss O'Shea (singing voice) (uncredited)
John Alban
Character: Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)

Tex Brodus
Character: Passerby (uncredited)
Chet De Vito
Character: Tollkeeper (uncredited)
Roy Eldridge
Character: Trumpeter (uncredited)

Geraldine Fissette
Character: Hula Dancer (uncredited)
Laura Gile
Character: Date of Prof. Bertram Potts (uncredited)
George Golden
Character: Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Catherine Henderson
Character: College Girl (uncredited)
June Horne
Character: Nursemaid at Park (uncredited)
Merrillee Lannon
Character: Girl in Subway (uncredited)

Jean MacMurray
Character: Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Hal McIntyre
Character: Saxaphonist (uncredited)
Mike Morelli
Character: Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien
Character: Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
Jack Perry
Character: Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)


Production and Crew

Thomas Monroe
Original Story
Edith Head
Costume Design

Billy Wilder
Screenplay
Billy Wilder
Original Story
Howard Bristol
Set Decoration

Perry Ferguson
Art Direction
Frank Maher
Sound Engineer

Gregg Toland
Director of Photography
Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer

McClure Capps
Assistant Art Director
Mel Berns
Makeup Artist

Earl Rettig
Unit Manager
Julia Heron
Set Decoration
Irving W. Sindler
Property Master

James V. Murray
Assistant Camera
Edith Head
Costumer
David Buttolph
Additional Music