Ball of Fire

Synopsis

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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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.

Main Cast

Gary Cooper

Professor Bertram Potts

Age : 60 | Popularity : 20%

Barbara Stanwyck

Sugarpuss O’Shea

Age : 82 | Popularity : 34%

Oskar Homolka

Prof. Gurkakoff

Age : 79 | Popularity : 4%

Henry Travers

Prof. Jerome

Age : 91 | Popularity : 7%

S.Z. Sakall

Prof. Magenbruch

Age : 71 | Popularity : 7%

Tully Marshall

Prof. Robinson

Age : 78 | Popularity : 5%

Leonid Kinskey

Prof. Quintana

Age : 95 | Popularity : 3%

Richard Haydn

Prof. Oddly

Age : 80 | Popularity : 4%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Camera	Director of Photography	Gregg Toland
Writing	Screenplay	Billy Wilder Charles Brackett
	Original Story	Billy Wilder Thomas Monroe
Editing	Editor	Daniel Mandell
Directing	Director	Howard Hawks
	Assistant Director	William Tummel
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Edith Head
	Makeup Artist	Mel Berns
Sound	Original Music Composer	Alfred Newman
	Sound Engineer	Frank Maher
Production	Producer	Samuel Goldwyn
	Unit Manager	Earl Rettig
Crew	Presenter	Samuel Goldwyn
	Stunts	Jack Perry Tex Brodus
Art	Art Direction	Perry Ferguson
	Set Decoration	Howard Bristol
	Assistant Art Director	McClure Capps
Department	Role	Name

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