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"Ball of Fire" quotes

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A group of professors working on a new encyclopedia while living in a Manhattan mansion take in a mouthy nightclub singer who is wanted by the police to help bring down her mob boss lover.

Director: Howard Hawks
Writer: Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, Thomas Monroe
Production: N/A
Genre: comedy, romance
Year: 1941
MetaScore: 78/100
ImdbRating: 7.7
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 09 Jan 1942
Awards: Nominated for 4 Oscars. 1 win & 4 nominations total
Certainly not I'm mink coat I'm no bungalow apron - Ball of Fire 00:08 Certainly not I'm mink coat I'm no bungalow apron What kind of jive is that - Ball of Fire 00:06 What kind of jive is that The pressure's on already What is this Putting the screws on me - Ball of Fire 00:05 The pressure's on already What is this Putting the... Not any longer We've had quite enough of your activities - Ball of Fire 00:19 Not any longer We've had quite enough of your... Don't look so big now them eight big brains - Ball of Fire 00:19 Don't look so big now them eight big brains I kind of figured you'd bumped your brains into one of them pink clouds - Ball of Fire 00:05 I kind of figured you'd bumped your brains into one of... Professor you really thought she was going to marry you - Ball of Fire 00:10 Professor you really thought she was going to marry you We're not down here to enjoy ourselves This is a wedding - Ball of Fire 00:06 We're not down here to enjoy ourselves This is a... Sugie say what the sweet Judas gives out - Ball of Fire 00:04 Sugie say what the sweet Judas gives out Being a botanist I find an astonishing parallel - Ball of Fire 00:27 Being a botanist I find an astonishing parallel A man is a goof to marry any woman Just let them try to warn me - Ball of Fire 00:05 A man is a goof to marry any woman Just let them try to warn... Maybe I'm just crazy but to me you're a regular yum yum type - Ball of Fire 00:05 Maybe I'm just crazy but to me you're a regular... I draw a salary of 3 200 per year - Ball of Fire 00:09 I draw a salary of 3 200 per year Oh no nothing like that it's just that one of the professors got off the beam a little - Ball of Fire 00:09 Oh no nothing like that it's just that one of the... And suppose you get a couple of the other old beavers to come along in the car - Ball of Fire 00:05 And suppose you get a couple of the other old beavers to... I don't give a whoop whether the others went for me - Ball of Fire 00:06 I don't give a whoop whether the others went for me I can't find the common denominator between the steps and the music - Ball of Fire 00:09 I can't find the common denominator between the steps... I'm supposed to stay in this old mans' home till the moths eat holes in me - Ball of Fire 00:05 I'm supposed to stay in this old mans' home till... Did you Did you get the records - Ball of Fire 00:12 Did you Did you get the records Say kids I'm stuck Any of you can jerk a zipper - Ball of Fire 00:06 Say kids I'm stuck Any of you can jerk a zipper There Oh swell - Ball of Fire 00:05 There Oh swell There's another word I'd like to take up now - Ball of Fire 01:05 There's another word I'd like to take up now I don't think you'll find our venture dull Miss O'Shea - Ball of Fire 00:19 I don't think you'll find our venture dull Miss... Well I know Professor Peagram explains the corset he wears - Ball of Fire 00:08 Well I know Professor Peagram explains the corset he wears Hi de ho fellows Hi de ho - Ball of Fire 00:04 Hi de ho fellows Hi de ho I should have brought along my valet I'm a sucker for comfort - Ball of Fire 00:17 I should have brought along my valet I'm a sucker for... Who was that guy learned so much from watching an apple drop - Ball of Fire 00:18 Who was that guy learned so much from watching an apple drop How's about a little Benzedrine - Ball of Fire 00:04 How's about a little Benzedrine Well they spoke very picturesquely Yeah very - Ball of Fire 00:11 Well they spoke very picturesquely Yeah very We'll call you a heated taxi and furnish you with woolen socks and warm slippers - Ball of Fire 00:05 We'll call you a heated taxi and furnish you with... No I'm fine Except I've got a run in this stocking - Ball of Fire 00:17 No I'm fine Except I've got a run in this stocking If you want me tomorrow morning at 9 30 you - Ball of Fire 00:40 If you want me tomorrow morning at 9 30 you It must be the statistics on San Salvador's saltpeter - Ball of Fire 00:05 It must be the statistics on San Salvador's saltpeter If I might venture a suggestion - Ball of Fire 00:06 If I might venture a suggestion Potts could you tell us what was it like backstage - Ball of Fire 00:20 Potts could you tell us what was it like backstage I think you're a pair of cracked dice - Ball of Fire 00:04 I think you're a pair of cracked dice The complete conjugation All right I'll scraw - Ball of Fire 00:05 The complete conjugation All right I'll scraw You see the word puss means face Yes - Ball of Fire 00:15 You see the word puss means face Yes You see I'm conducting an investigation on current slang - Ball of Fire 00:17 You see I'm conducting an investigation on current... What is all this subpoena business - Ball of Fire 00:04 What is all this subpoena business I hate to intrude like this but mine is a very - Ball of Fire 00:15 I hate to intrude like this but mine is a very Suppose you tell the DA to take a nice running jump for himself - Ball of Fire 00:05 Suppose you tell the DA to take a nice running jump for... On account of Benny the Creep had an accident - Ball of Fire 00:22 On account of Benny the Creep had an accident Young man what is the name of that young lady - Ball of Fire 00:10 Young man what is the name of that young lady Four words blitz it mister Blitz it will you You give me the mimis - Ball of Fire 00:08 Four words blitz it mister Blitz it will you You give me the... Extra Extra Nab Benny the Creep in cement killing - Ball of Fire 00:18 Extra Extra Nab Benny the Creep in cement killing Okay what do you want hep cats More of the same - Ball of Fire 00:05 Okay what do you want hep cats More of the same Maybe my data on sex is a little outdated too - Ball of Fire 00:06 Maybe my data on sex is a little outdated too I've just finished my article on slang - Ball of Fire 00:59 I've just finished my article on slang That you mentioned a few minutes ago very strongly - Ball of Fire 00:04 That you mentioned a few minutes ago very strongly Your hair's wet Well never mind please - Ball of Fire 00:09 Your hair's wet Well never mind please Cleopatra queen of Egypt daughter of Ptolemy XIII born 69 BC - Ball of Fire 00:16 Cleopatra queen of Egypt daughter of Ptolemy XIII born 69 BC This has given me a new interest in life Doc - Ball of Fire 00:12 This has given me a new interest in life Doc Third Avenue girl in the major league at last - Ball of Fire 00:07 Third Avenue girl in the major league at last I could use a bundle of scratch right now - Ball of Fire 00:52 I could use a bundle of scratch right now Miss O'Shea What's buzzing cousin - Ball of Fire 00:05 Miss O'Shea What's buzzing cousin That music is it coming from next door - Ball of Fire 00:03 That music is it coming from next door Don't look into the matter - Ball of Fire 00:05 Don't look into the matter How many of you are on this job - Ball of Fire 00:23 How many of you are on this job Don't tell me the jive session has beat off without baby - Ball of Fire 00:05 Don't tell me the jive session has beat off without... If I were the cream for that woman's coffee - Ball of Fire 00:05 If I were the cream for that woman's coffee A little sun on my hair and you had to water your neck - Ball of Fire 00:05 A little sun on my hair and you had to water your neck Yum me just once more - Ball of Fire 00:18 Yum me just once more Who's Richard ill - Ball of Fire 00:05 Who's Richard ill You don't mind if we talk - Ball of Fire 00:09 You don't mind if we talk I was kinda counting on Sugarpuss to tell ya the score - Ball of Fire 00:10 I was kinda counting on Sugarpuss to tell ya the score I've just finished my article on slang - Ball of Fire 00:32 I've just finished my article on slang Let's not bog down in the middle of the letter S - Ball of Fire 00:13 Let's not bog down in the middle of the letter S He sends ya' a love message - Ball of Fire 00:06 He sends ya' a love message I think it is known as an  up stick - Ball of Fire 00:06 I think it is known as an up stick She wouldn't say yes - Ball of Fire 00:09 She wouldn't say yes The subconscious never makes a mistake - Ball of Fire 00:14 The subconscious never makes a mistake That is the kind of woman that makes whole civilizations topple - Ball of Fire 00:06 That is the kind of woman that makes whole civilizations... Having some trouble - Ball of Fire 00:17 Having some trouble You don't think we could sort of begin the Beguine right now - Ball of Fire 00:19 You don't think we could sort of begin the Beguine... Greek philosophy I've got a set like this with a radio inside - Ball of Fire 00:06 Greek philosophy I've got a set like this with a radio... One time I watched my big brother shave - Ball of Fire 00:05 One time I watched my big brother shave That man talked a living language - Ball of Fire 00:05 That man talked a living language Father had just one reason for ever starting this unfortunate enterprise - Ball of Fire 00:20 Father had just one reason for ever starting this...

Cast

Prof. Bertram Potts - Gary Cooper
Sugarpuss O'Shea - Barbara Stanwyck
Prof. Gurkakoff - Oskar Homolka
Prof. Jerome - Henry Travers
Prof. Magenbruch - S.Z. Sakall