Ball of Fire (1941)★ 7.7/10
- Comedy
- Romance
Directed by: Howard Hawks
Written by: Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, Thomas Monroe
A professor researching slang meets nightclub singer Sugarpuss O’Shea, who hides from the law with him and fellow academics, sparking culture clashes and romance.
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Cast & crew
Gary CooperProf. Bertram Potts
Barbara StanwyckSugarpuss O'Shea
Oscar 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
Mary FieldMiss Totten
Charles LaneLarsen
Charles ArntMcNeary
Elisha Cook Jr.Waiter
Alan Rhein'Horseface'Eddie FosterPinstripe
Aldrich BowkerJustice of the Peace
Addison RichardsDistrict AttorneyPat WestBum
Kenneth HowellCollege Boy
Tommy RyanNewsboy
Tim RyanMotor Cop
Will LeeBenny, the CreepGene Krupa and His OrchestraGene Krupa Orchestra
John AlbanBaseball Game Spectator (uncredited)George BartonGarbage Man (uncredited)Tex BrodusPasserby (uncredited)Doria CaronGirl in Subway (uncredited)
Eddy ChandlerCop on Garbage Truck (uncredited)
Ken ChristyCop with Ms. Bragg (uncredited)
Edward ClarkMotor Court Proprietor (uncredited)
Ruth CliffordChorus Girl (uncredited)Chet De VitoTollkeeper (uncredited)
Yvonne DuvalChorus Girl (uncredited)
Roy EldridgeTrumpeter (uncredited)Geraldine FissetteHula Dancer (uncredited)
Pat FlahertyDeputy (uncredited)
Bess FlowersBaseball Game Spectator (uncredited)Laura GileDate of Prof. Bertram Potts (uncredited)George GoldenNightclub Patron (uncredited)June HarrisNursemaid at Park (uncredited)Catherine HendersonCollege Girl (uncredited)
Otto HoffmanStage Doorman (uncredited)June HornNursemaid at Park (uncredited)
Gene KrupaGene Krupa - Orchestra Leader (uncredited)Merrillee LannonGirl in Subway (uncredited)
Ethelreda LeopoldNursemaid at Park (uncredited)Jean MacMurrayChorus Girl (uncredited)
Joyce MathewsChorus Girl (uncredited)
Hal McIntyreSaxaphonist (uncredited)
Lorraine MillerGirl in Café (uncredited)
Patsy MoranChorus Girl (uncredited)Mike MorelliPool Hall Patron (uncredited)Johnnie MorrisJustice of the Peace's Clerk (uncredited)Mildred MorrisChorus Girl (uncredited)Edward MundySpieler (uncredited)
William H. O'BrienBaseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
Jack PerryPool Hall Patron (uncredited)Lee PhelpsCop in Railway Station (uncredited)Gerald PierceDelivery Boy (uncredited)
Lynne RobertsVeiled woman in Gene Krupa's audience (uncredited)Dick RushCop in Hotel (uncredited)Francis SaylesTaxi Driver (uncredited)Helen SeamonCollege Girl (uncredited)George SherwoodDeputy (uncredited)Walter ShumwayGarbageman (uncredited)
Bert StevensNightclub Patron (uncredited)
Russell WadeNightclub Patron (uncredited)Chalky WilliamsCop (uncredited)