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Ball of Fire
1 hour 51 minutes1941-12-02
7.4
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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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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.
Cast
![Gary Cooper](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//9qVldt5g8g3lQBu81nd05Hg2MNP.jpg)
Gary Cooper
Professor Bertram Potts
![Barbara Stanwyck](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//fSLs301bTCx6ukaRuErorjRlqf7.jpg)
Barbara Stanwyck
Sugarpuss O’Shea
![Oskar Homolka](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//sjFdSQsBVg8dkiAUnmvMyzaky80.jpg)
Oskar Homolka
Prof. Gurkakoff
![Henry Travers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//7qsZdxnngfOqXVaJOodfzeH6OGx.jpg)
Henry Travers
Prof. Jerome
![S.Z. Sakall](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//AviTmjTn7MUezntky2YqBUh9Jiu.jpg)
S.Z. Sakall
Prof. Magenbruch
![Tully Marshall](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//danBUrY4ZGpNVw3wWUHSAP9YObM.jpg)
Tully Marshall
Prof. Robinson
![Leonid Kinskey](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//e5WkDoFos1oolme2fbKNa6wgGqe.jpg)
Leonid Kinskey
Prof. Quintana
![Richard Haydn](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//zPaYFZhis7PKycFBMnguWiSXgVy.jpg)
Richard Haydn
Prof. Oddly
![Aubrey Mather](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//caPKaLvQaxK90CDja00rKfS9w4W.jpg)
Aubrey Mather
Prof. Peagram
![Allen Jenkins](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5Sx6PnCGo2NIDYqWwP3P2BCejqd.jpg)
Allen Jenkins
Garbage Man
![Dana Andrews](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//gTZaqIS441ejTsQmfZff6SHvWja.jpg)
Dana Andrews
Joe Lilac
![Dan Duryea](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//tfX2o7EBXRbJhCrVKnSfvfPSG0K.jpg)
Dan Duryea
Duke Pastrami
![Ralph Peters](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//wyGyt7YKwFRqAgInjdvG2sKBlue.jpg)
Ralph Peters
Asthma Anderson
![Kathleen Howard](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//goamPofe7uwkyWN492AAxw9Sesb.jpg)
Kathleen Howard
Miss Bragg
![Charles Lane](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//ghyuQ8HoIY1ozRzbLGJNl2d1dz6.jpg)
Charles Lane
Larsen
![Charles Arnt](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//flc0PTLf4I7i21l8NeG8Td49fxC.jpg)
Charles Arnt
McNeary
![Elisha Cook Jr.](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//lM7n3Feg9t2mkcMUmdJ5fCi54wJ.jpg)
Elisha Cook Jr.
Waiter
![Mary Field](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//xJ7JMadmZ6dIuJ7evyvE1CXr7Nz.jpg)
Mary Field
Miss Totten
![Alan Rhein](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Alan Rhein
'Horseface'
![Eddie Foster](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Eddie Foster
Pinstripe
![Aldrich Bowker](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//AUA17jnlJLO7rlLCVRzim7bfUC.jpg)
Aldrich Bowker
Justice of the Peace
![Addison Richards](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//4dfuxkteGt5zaXnd7oIDnKJGzlW.jpg)
Addison Richards
District Attorney
![Kenneth Howell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//p2QkI0BOKYvFl4phFaJB26LMzxj.jpg)
Kenneth Howell
College Boy
![Tim Ryan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//mBC1LqhKh7cLXQUrRgSa2BFPtlb.jpg)
Tim Ryan
Motor Policeman
![Gene Krupa](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//rSVP3AIweDlCq3owvsJtHNMXwqi.jpg)
Gene Krupa
Himself — Orchestra Leader
![Pat West](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Pat West
Bum
![Tommy Ryan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//9GOYOISgcOI3etrnvZvzIBkG5kN.jpg)
Tommy Ryan
Newsboy
![Will Lee](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//s4krAt6FVjIss0rU3MYqDLKvsGa.jpg)
Will Lee
“Benny — the Creep”
![George Barton](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
George Barton
Garbage Man (uncredited)
![Doria Caron](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Doria Caron
Girl in Subway (uncredited)
![Ken Christy](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ken Christy
Cop with Ms. Bragg (uncredited)
![Eddy Chandler](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//xjGYGqXJYgp6U2omeUTdzxHoDAj.jpg)
Eddy Chandler
Cop on Garbage Truck (uncredited)
![Edward Clark](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Edward Clark
Motor Court Proprietor (uncredited)
![Pat Flaherty](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//qqEUkwI8daY5pTxMn5ZrPyFtlXt.jpg)
Pat Flaherty
Deputy (uncredited)
![Otto Hoffman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//1C6VGYklEbMvKffXSNnGOhnv1VI.jpg)
Otto Hoffman
Stage Doorman (uncredited)
![Ethelreda Leopold](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//iXBiZQGxvQwTtBSacddJ0lEMTaC.jpg)
Ethelreda Leopold
Nursemaid at Park (uncredited)
![Lorraine Miller](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2nL6yy5buqlSmoLGcXeKMbw0v4M.jpg)
Lorraine Miller
Girl in Café (uncredited)
![Ruth Clifford](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//l5x0tNNX59PmF03566UqNu140OT.jpg)
Ruth Clifford
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
![Yvonne Duval](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Yvonne Duval
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
![Joyce Matthews](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Joyce Matthews
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
![Patsy Moran](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Patsy Moran
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
![Mildred Morris](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Mildred Morris
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
![Edward Mundy](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Edward Mundy
Spieler (uncredited)
![Gerald Pierce](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//idxWPpQhEN5BwE5WHURTqSApAWk.jpg)
Gerald Pierce
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
![Lynne Roberts](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//ql5Lr9mbifrjAVUvhvLBqw7aTuz.jpg)
Lynne Roberts
Veiled Woman in Gene Krupa’s Audience (uncredited)
![Francis Sayles](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Francis Sayles
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
![Helen Seamon](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Helen Seamon
College Girl (uncredited)
![George Sherwood](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
George Sherwood
Deputy (uncredited)
![Walter Shumway](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Walter Shumway
Garbage Man (uncredited)
![Bert Stevens](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//nEIxsXjWCtGDKcECuKL8qsqwGcb.jpg)
Bert Stevens
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
![Russell Wade](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2eW7JYcTxmVQ8TT0ATKbbTwNus3.jpg)
Russell Wade
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
![Chalky Williams](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Chalky Williams
Cop (uncredited)
![Martha Tilton](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//ttPbJ5uoCV5IvSFlqv3TTowbTbD.jpg)
Martha Tilton
Sugarpuss O'Shea (singing voice) (uncredited)
![John Alban](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
John Alban
Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
![Tex Brodus](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Tex Brodus
Passerby (uncredited)
![Chet De Vito](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Chet De Vito
Tollkeeper (uncredited)
![Roy Eldridge](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Roy Eldridge
Trumpeter (uncredited)
![Geraldine Fissette](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Geraldine Fissette
Hula Dancer (uncredited)
![Laura Gile](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Laura Gile
Date of Prof. Bertram Potts (uncredited)
![George Golden](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
George Golden
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
![Catherine Henderson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Catherine Henderson
College Girl (uncredited)
![June Horne](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
June Horne
Nursemaid at Park (uncredited)
![Merrillee Lannon](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Merrillee Lannon
Girl in Subway (uncredited)
![Jean MacMurray](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jean MacMurray
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
![Hal McIntyre](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Hal McIntyre
Saxaphonist (uncredited)
![Mike Morelli](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Mike Morelli
Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)
![William H. O'Brien](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//dHqtM4SNmq6W2WBnxyXgRdlgSfk.jpg)
William H. O'Brien
Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
![Jack Perry](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//jvcZmUyOpNXHFlscvl0RmK5pf00.jpg)