This is a cracking little comedy with Gary Cooper as the unlikely boffin "Prof. Potts" ...
Ball of Fire
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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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.
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Ball of Fire
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Dec 2, 1941
Runtime
1h 51m
Genres
Comedy, Romance, Crime
User Score
74%
Original Title
Ball of Fire
Production Companies
Samuel Goldwyn Productions, RKO Radio Pictures
Director
Howard Hawks
Revenue
$2,641,000
Description
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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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.