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Ball of Fire(1941)
Status: Released
Date: 1941-12-02
74%
221 Votes
Time: 1h 51m
“I LOVE HIM because he doesn't know how to kiss—THE JERK!”
Overview:
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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Revenue: $2,641,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Ball of Fire
Top 10 Billed Cast
Gary Cooper
Professor Bertram Potts
Barbara Stanwyck
Sugarpuss O’Shea
Oskar Homolka
Prof. Gurkakoff
Henry Travers
Prof. Jerome
S.Z. Sakall
Prof. Magenbruch
Tully Marshall
Prof. Robinson
Leonid Kinskey
Prof. Quintana
Richard Haydn
Prof. Oddly
Aubrey Mather
Prof. Peagram
Allen Jenkins
Garbage Man
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