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