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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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.
Title | Ball of Fire |
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Year | 1941 |
Genre | Comedy, Romance, Crime |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | Samuel Goldwyn Productions, RKO Radio Pictures |
Cast | Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Oskar Homolka, Henry Travers, S.Z. Sakall, Tully Marshall |
Crew | Howard Hawks (Director), Charles Brackett (Screenplay), Thomas Monroe (Original Story), Billy Wilder (Original Story), Billy Wilder (Screenplay), Edith Head (Costume Design) |
Keyword | research, marriage proposal, slang, gangster, professor, nightclub, encyclopedia, singer, us republican party, screwball comedy, conga, nightclub performer |
Release | Dec 02, 1941 |
Runtime | 111 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.40 / 10 by 206 users |