1941
7.4 (213 votes)
1h 51m
Genres
Comedy
Romance
Crime
Production Companies
Samuel Goldwyn Productions
RKO Radio Pictures
RKO Radio Pictures
Ball of Fire
“I LOVE HIM because he doesn't know how to kiss—THE JERK!”
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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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.
Key Crew
Director: Howard Hawks
Screenplay: Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder
Producer: Samuel Goldwyn
Director of Photography: Gregg Toland
Top Cast
Gary Cooper
Professor Bertram Potts
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
Videos
Ball of Fire (1941) Official Trailer - Barbara Stanwyck Movie
