Ball of Fire
Ball of Fire (2-Dec-1941)
Director: Howard Hawks
Writers: Charles Brackett; Thomas Monroe; Billy Wilder
Music: Alfred Newman
Producer: Samuel Goldwyn
Keywords: Romantic Comedy
Professors compiling an encyclopedia realize that don't know any current slang; trolling nightclubs, Prof. Potts finds Katherine "Sugarpuss" O'Shea, who certainly does know slang but she also has mob connections. O'Shea uses this lexicographic opportunity to hide and dodge a subpoena. Received Oscar nominations for Best Actress, Best Original Story, Best Sound recording and Best Dramatic Score.
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dana Andrews | Actor | 1-Jan-1909 | 17-Dec-1992 | The Best Years of Our Lives |
| Charles Arnt | Actor | 20-Aug-1906 | 6-Aug-1990 | Remember the Night |
| Elisha Cook, Jr. | Actor | 26-Dec-1903 | 18-May-1995 | The Maltese Falcon |
| Gary Cooper | Actor | 7-May-1901 | 14-May-1961 | High Noon |
| Dan Duryea | Actor | 23-Jan-1907 | 7-Jun-1968 | The Little Foxes |
| Roy Eldridge | Jazz Musician | 30-Jan-1911 | 26-Feb-1989 | Swing-era jazz trumpeter |
| Richard Haydn | Actor | 10-Mar-1905 | 25-Apr-1985 | The Sound of Music |
| Oskar Homolka | Actor | 12-Aug-1898 | 27-Jan-1978 | Sabotage |
| Allen Jenkins | Actor | 9-Apr-1900 | 20-Jul-1974 | American character actor |
| Gene Krupa | Drummer | 15-Jan-1909 | 16-Oct-1973 | Pioneering drummer |
| Charles Lane | Actor | 26-Jan-1905 | 9-Jul-2007 | Grumpy character actor |
| Tully Marshall | Actor | 13-Apr-1864 | 10-Mar-1943 | The Covered Wagon |
| Addison Richards | Actor | 20-Oct-1887 | 22-Mar-1964 | American character actor |
| S. Z. Sakall | Actor | 2-Feb-1884 | 12-Feb-1955 | Casablanca |
| Barbara Stanwyck | Actor | 16-Jul-1907 | 20-Jan-1990 | Double Indemnity |
| Henry Travers | Actor | 5-Mar-1874 | 18-Oct-1965 | It's a Wonderful Life |
CAST
| Gary Cooper | ... Prof. Bertram Potts |
| Barbara Stanwyck | ... Sugarpuss O'Shea |
| With | |
| Oskar Homolka | ... Prof. Gurkakoff |
| Dana Andrews | ... Joe Lilac |
| Dan Duryea | ... Duke Pastrami |
| Henry Travers | ... Prof. Jerome |
| S. Z. Sakall | ... Prof. Magenbruch |
| Tully Marshall | ... Prof. Robinson |
| Leonid Kinskey | ... Prof. Quintana |
| Richard Haydn | ... Prof. Oddly |
| Aubrey Mather | ... Prof. Peagram |
| Allen Jenkins | ... Garbage Man |
| and | |
| Gene Krupa | ... himself |
| and His Orchestra | ... Orchestra |
| Ralph Peters | ... Asthma Anderson |
| Kathleen Howard | ... Miss Bragg |
| Mary Field | ... Miss Totten |
| Charles Lane | ... Larsen |
| Charles Arnt | ... McNeary |
| Elisha Cook, Jr. | ... Waiter |
| Alan Rhein | ... Horseface |
| Eddie Foster | ... Pinstripe |
| Aldrich Bowker | ... Justice of the Peace |
| Addison Richards | ... District Attorney |
| Pat West | ... Bum |
| Kenneth Howell | ... College Boy |
| Tommy Ryan | ... Newsboy |
| Tim Ryan | ... Motor Cop |
| Will Lee | ... Benny, the Creep |
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