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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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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| chantitle Available |
 ETC.
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| Release Date | Dec 02, 1941 |
| Genres | Comedy, Romance, Crime, |
| Production Company | Samuel Goldwyn Productions |
| Production Countries | United States of America |
| Casts | Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Oskar Homolka, Henry Travers, S.Z. Sakall, Tully Marshall, Leonid Kinskey, Richard Haydn, Aubrey Mather, Allen Jenkins, Dana Andrews |
| Plot Keywords | research, marriage proposal, slang, gangster, professor, nightclub, romcom, encyclopedia, singer, us republican party, mobster, black and white, screwball comedy, conga, nightclub singer, interrupted wedding, nightclub performer, academia, crime comedy, |
Professor Bertram Potts
Gary Cooper
Sugarpuss O’Shea
Barbara Stanwyck
Prof. Gurkakoff
Oskar Homolka
Prof. Jerome
Henry Travers
Prof. Magenbruch
S.Z. Sakall
Prof. Robinson
Tully Marshall
Prof. Quintana
Leonid Kinskey
Prof. Oddly
Richard Haydn
Prof. Peagram
Aubrey Mather
Garbage Man
Allen Jenkins
Joe Lilac
Dana Andrews
Duke Pastrami
Dan Duryea
Asthma Anderson
Ralph Peters
Miss Bragg
Kathleen Howard
Larsen
Charles Lane
McNeary
Charles Arnt
Waiter
Elisha Cook Jr.
Miss Totten
Mary Field
'Horseface'
Alan Rhein
Pinstripe
Eddie Foster
Justice of the Peace
Aldrich Bowker
District Attorney
Addison Richards
College Boy
Kenneth Howell
Motor Policeman
Tim Ryan
Himself — Orchestra Leader
Gene Krupa
Bum
Pat West
Newsboy
Tommy Ryan
“Benny — the Creep”
Will Lee
Garbage Man (uncredited)
George Barton
Girl in Subway (uncredited)
Doria Caron
Cop with Ms. Bragg (uncredited)
Ken Christy
Cop on Garbage Truck (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Motor Court Proprietor (uncredited)
Edward Clark
Deputy (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Otto Hoffman
Nursemaid at Park (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
Girl in Café (uncredited)
Lorraine Miller
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Ruth Clifford
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Yvonne Duval
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Joyce Matthews
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Patsy Moran
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Mildred Morris
Spieler (uncredited)
Edward Mundy
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Gerald Pierce
Veiled Woman in Gene Krupa’s Audience (uncredited)
Lynne Roberts
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Francis Sayles
College Girl (uncredited)
Helen Seamon
Deputy (uncredited)
George Sherwood
Garbage Man (uncredited)
Walter Shumway
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Russell Wade
Cop (uncredited)
Chalky Williams
Sugarpuss O'Shea (singing voice) (uncredited)
Martha Tilton
Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
John Alban
Passerby (uncredited)
Tex Brodus
Tollkeeper (uncredited)
Chet De Vito
Trumpeter (uncredited)
Roy Eldridge
Hula Dancer (uncredited)
Geraldine Fissette
Date of Prof. Bertram Potts (uncredited)
Laura Gile
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
George Golden
College Girl (uncredited)
Catherine Henderson
Nursemaid at Park (uncredited)
June Horne
Girl in Subway (uncredited)
Merrillee Lannon
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Jean MacMurray
Saxaphonist (uncredited)
Hal McIntyre
Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)
Mike Morelli
Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)
Jack Perry
