Ball of Fire

“I LOVE HIM because he doesn't know how to kiss—THE JERK!”

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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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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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Creators

Howard Hawks

director

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Charles Brackett

writer

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Thomas Monroe

writer

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Billy Wilder

writer

Cast

Gary Cooper actor Barbara Stanwyck actor

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Oskar Homolka actor

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Henry Travers actor

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S. Z. Sakall actor

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Tully Marshall actor Leonid Kinskey actor

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Richard Haydn actor

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Aubrey Mather actor Allen Jenkins actor Dana Andrews actor Dan Duryea actor

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Ralph Peters actor

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Kathleen Howard actor Charles Lane actor Charles Arnt actor

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Elisha Cook Jr. actor

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Mary Field actor

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Alan Rhein actor

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Eddie Foster actor