Ball of Fire
“I LOVE HIM because he doesn't know how to kiss—THE JERK!”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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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.
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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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.
Genres: Comedy, Romance, Crime
Budget: $0 | Revenue : $2,641,000
Runtime: 111 minutes
Elmer Gantry
The Devil-Doll
Party Girl
The Furies
The Great McGinty
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
Mexicali Rose
Five Star Final
Cat Ballou
The Chase
Gary Cooper
Played Professor Bertram Potts
Barbara Stanwyck
Played Sugarpuss O’Shea
Oskar Homolka
Played Prof. Gurkakoff
Henry Travers
Played Prof. Jerome
S.Z. Sakall
Played Prof. Magenbruch
Tully Marshall
Played Prof. Robinson
Leonid Kinskey
Played Prof. Quintana
Richard Haydn
Played Prof. Oddly
Aubrey Mather
Played Prof. Peagram
Allen Jenkins
Played Garbage Man
Dana Andrews
Played Joe Lilac
Dan Duryea
Played Duke Pastrami
Ralph Peters
Played Asthma Anderson
Kathleen Howard
Played Miss Bragg
Charles Lane
Played Larsen
Charles Arnt
Played McNeary
Elisha Cook Jr.
Played Waiter
Mary Field
Played Miss Totten
Alan Rhein
Played 'Horseface'
Eddie Foster
Played Pinstripe
Aldrich Bowker
Played Justice of the Peace
Addison Richards
Played District Attorney
Kenneth Howell
Played College Boy
Tim Ryan
Played Motor Policeman
Gene Krupa
Played Himself — Orchestra Leader
Pat West
Played Bum
Tommy Ryan
Played Newsboy
Will Lee
Played “Benny — the Creep”
George Barton
Played Garbage Man (uncredited)
Doria Caron
Played Girl in Subway (uncredited)
Ken Christy
Played Cop with Ms. Bragg (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Played Cop on Garbage Truck (uncredited)
Edward Clark
Played Motor Court Proprietor (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
Played Deputy (uncredited)
Otto Hoffman
Played Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
Played Nursemaid at Park (uncredited)
Lorraine Miller
Played Girl in Café (uncredited)
Ruth Clifford
Played Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Yvonne Duval
Played Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Joyce Matthews
Played Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Patsy Moran
Played Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Mildred Morris
Played Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Edward Mundy
Played Spieler (uncredited)
Gerald Pierce
Played Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Lynne Roberts
Played Veiled Woman in Gene Krupa’s Audience (uncredited)
Francis Sayles
Played Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Helen Seamon
Played College Girl (uncredited)
George Sherwood
Played Deputy (uncredited)
Walter Shumway
Played Garbage Man (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Played Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Russell Wade
Played Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Chalky Williams
Played Cop (uncredited)
Martha Tilton
Played Sugarpuss O'Shea (singing voice) (uncredited)
John Alban
Played Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
Tex Brodus
Played Passerby (uncredited)
Chet De Vito
Played Tollkeeper (uncredited)
Roy Eldridge
Played Trumpeter (uncredited)
Geraldine Fissette
Played Hula Dancer (uncredited)
Laura Gile
Played Date of Prof. Bertram Potts (uncredited)
George Golden
Played Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Catherine Henderson
Played College Girl (uncredited)
June Horne
Played Nursemaid at Park (uncredited)
Merrillee Lannon
Played Girl in Subway (uncredited)
Jean MacMurray
Played Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Hal McIntyre
Played Saxaphonist (uncredited)
Mike Morelli
Played Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Played Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
Jack Perry
Played Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)
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