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74% Critic Match
Ball of Fire
““I LOVE HIM because he doesn't know how to kiss—THE JERK!””
7.4 / 10• 1941• 1h 51m•NR• English
ComedyRomanceCrime
Storyline
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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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 & Crew
Gary Cooper
Professor Bertram Potts
Lead
Barbara Stanwyck
Sugarpuss O’Shea
Oskar Homolka
Prof. Gurkakoff
Henry Travers
Prof. Jerome
S.Z. Sakall
Prof. Magenbruch
Tully Marshall
Prof. Robinson
Leonid Kinskey
Prof. Quintana
Richard Haydn
Prof. Oddly
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Howard Hawks's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Ball of Fire is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
