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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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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Year | 1941 |
Genre | Comedy, Romance, Crime |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | Samuel Goldwyn Productions, RKO Radio Pictures |
Cast | Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Oskar Homolka, Henry Travers, S.Z. Sakall, Tully Marshall |
Crew | Howard Hawks (Director), Charles Brackett (Screenplay), Billy Wilder (Screenplay), Thomas Monroe (Original Story), Edith Head (Costume Design), Billy Wilder (Original Story) |
Keyword | research, marriage proposal, slang, gangster, professor, nightclub, encyclopedia, singer, us republican party, screwball comedy, conga, nightclub performer |
Release | Dec 02, 1941 |
Runtime | 111 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.40 / 10 by 203 users |
Popularity | 10 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 2,641,000 |
Language | English |