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Ball of Fire: Full Cast & Crew 1941 Romance/Comedy
Hoping to update his chapter on modern slang, encyclopedia writer Professor Bertram Potts (Gary Cooper) ventures into a chic nightclub. Inside, he meets the snarky burlesque performer "Sugarpuss" O'Shea (Barbara Stanwyck). Fascinated by her command of popular jargon, Potts invites her to stay with him. But, unknown to Potts, she is the fiancée of a mobster (Dana Andrews) and wanted by the police. In the ensuing mayhem, Potts must stay on his toes or be swallowed up by bigger fish. Released: Dec 2, 1941 See Movie Details

Cast & Crew

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Howard Hawks Director Gary Cooper Prof. Bertram Potts Actor Barbara Stanwyck Katherine 'Sugarpuss' O'Shea Actor Dana Andrews Joe Lilac Actor Oscar Homolka Prof. Gurkakoff (Mathematics) Actor Dan Duryea Duke Pastrami Actor S.Z. Sakall Prof. Magenbruch Actor Richard Haydn Prof. Oddly (Botany) Actor Henry Travers Prof. Jerome (History) Actor Tully Marshall Prof. Robinson (Law) Actor Gene Krupa Orchestra leader Actor Charles Brackett Screenwriter Billy Wilder Screenwriter, Writer Thomas Monroe Writer Samuel Goldwyn Producer Daniel Toland Cinematographer Daniel Mandell Film Editing Alfred Newman Original Music Henry Tucker Original Music Perry Ferguson Art Director Howard Bristol Set Decoration