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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

89 video clips

Sugarpuss O'sheaProfessor Bertram PottsProf. JeromeMiss TottenJoe LilacDistrict AttorneyMiss BraggProf. GurkakoffProf. OddlyDuke PastramiProf. RobinsonGarbage ManBumNewsboyProf. PeagramProf. MagenbruchGene Krupa OrchestraWaiterAsthma AndersonProf. QuintanaCollege BoyLarsen
Very interesting - Ball of Fire 01:08 Very interesting Closer - Ball of Fire 00:34 Closer With you at the control boards pushing the buttons - Ball of Fire 00:31 With you at the control boards pushing the buttons I had this happen one night in the middle of my act - Ball of Fire 00:07 I had this happen one night in the middle of my act SLIGHT rosiness - Ball of Fire 00:06 SLIGHT rosiness Looks like a giraffe - Ball of Fire 00:25 Looks like a giraffe Before we attempt to get back to work - Ball of Fire 00:23 Before we attempt to get back to work I'm going to show you what yum yum is - Ball of Fire 00:13 I'm going to show you what yum yum is Say who decorated this place - Ball of Fire 00:07 Say who decorated this place 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... That man talked a living language - Ball of Fire 00:05 That man talked a living language One time I watched my big brother shave - Ball of Fire 00:05 One time I watched my big brother shave 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... 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... Having some trouble - Ball of Fire 00:17 Having some trouble 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... The subconscious never makes a mistake - Ball of Fire 00:14 The subconscious never makes a mistake She wouldn't say yes - Ball of Fire 00:09 She wouldn't say yes I think it is known as an up stick - Ball of Fire 00:06 I think it is known as an up stick He sends ya' a love message - Ball of Fire 00:06 He sends ya' a love message 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 I've just finished my article on slang - Ball of Fire 00:32 I've just finished my article on slang 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 You don't mind if we talk - Ball of Fire 00:09 You don't mind if we talk Who's Richard ill - Ball of Fire 00:05 Who's Richard ill Yum me just once more - Ball of Fire 00:18 Yum me just once more 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 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 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... How many of you are on this job - Ball of Fire 00:23 How many of you are on this job Don't look into the matter - Ball of Fire 00:05 Don't look into the matter That music is it coming from next door - Ball of Fire 00:03 That music is it coming from next door Miss O'Shea What's buzzing cousin - Ball of Fire 00:05 Miss O'Shea What's buzzing cousin I could use a bundle of scratch right now - Ball of Fire 00:52 I could use a bundle of scratch right now Third Avenue girl in the major league at last - Ball of Fire 00:07 Third Avenue girl in the major league at last 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 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 Your hair's wet Well never mind please - Ball of Fire 00:09 Your hair's wet Well never mind please That you mentioned a few minutes ago very strongly - Ball of Fire 00:04 That you mentioned a few minutes ago very strongly I've just finished my article on slang - Ball of Fire 00:59 I've just finished my article on slang 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 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 Extra Extra Nab Benny the Creep in cement killing - Ball of Fire 00:18 Extra Extra Nab Benny the Creep in cement killing 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... 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 On account of Benny the Creep had an accident - Ball of Fire 00:22 On account of Benny the Creep had an accident 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... 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 What is all this subpoena business - Ball of Fire 00:04 What is all this subpoena business You see I'm conducting an investigation on current slang - Ball of Fire 00:17 You see I'm conducting an investigation on current... You see the word puss means face Yes - Ball of Fire 00:15 You see the word puss means face Yes The complete conjugation All right I'll scraw - Ball of Fire 00:05 The complete conjugation All right I'll scraw I think you're a pair of cracked dice - Ball of Fire 00:04 I think you're a pair of cracked dice 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 If I might venture a suggestion - Ball of Fire 00:06 If I might venture a suggestion 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 you want me tomorrow morning at 9 30 you - Ball of Fire 00:40 If you want me tomorrow morning at 9 30 you 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 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... Well they spoke very picturesquely Yeah very - Ball of Fire 00:11 Well they spoke very picturesquely Yeah very How's about a little Benzedrine - Ball of Fire 00:04 How's about a little Benzedrine 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 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... Hi de ho fellows Hi de ho - Ball of Fire 00:04 Hi de ho fellows Hi de ho 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 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... 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 There Oh swell - Ball of Fire 00:05 There Oh swell 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 Did you Did you get the records - Ball of Fire 00:12 Did you Did you get the records 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... 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 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 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... 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... I draw a salary of 3 200 per year - Ball of Fire 00:09 I draw a salary of 3 200 per year 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... 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... Being a botanist I find an astonishing parallel - Ball of Fire 00:27 Being a botanist I find an astonishing parallel Sugie say what the sweet Judas gives out - Ball of Fire 00:04 Sugie say what the sweet Judas gives out 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... 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 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... 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 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... 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... What kind of jive is that - Ball of Fire 00:06 What kind of jive is that 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

Cast

Prof. Bertram Potts - Gary Cooper
Sugarpuss O'Shea - Barbara Stanwyck
Prof. Gurkakoff - Oskar Homolka
Prof. Jerome - Henry Travers
Prof. Magenbruch - S.Z. Sakall
Prof. Robinson - Tully Marshall
Prof. Quintana - Leonid Kinskey
Prof. Oddly - Richard Haydn
Prof. Peagram - Aubrey Mather
Garbage Man - Allen Jenkins
Joe Lilac - Dana Andrews
Duke Pastrami - Dan Duryea
Asthma Anderson - Ralph Peters
Miss Bragg - Kathleen Howard
Miss Totten - Mary Field
Larsen - Charles Lane
McNeary - Charles Arnt
Waiter - Elisha Cook Jr.
'Horseface' - Alan Rhein
Pinstripe - Eddie Foster
Justice of the Peace - Aldrich Bowker
District Attorney - Addison Richards
Bum - Pat West
College Boy - Kenneth Howell
Newsboy - Tommy Ryan
Motor Cop - Tim Ryan
Benny, the Creep - Will Lee
Gene Krupa Orchestra - Gene Krupa and His Orchestra
Baseball Game Spectator - John Alban
Garbage Man - George Barton
Passerby - Tex Brodus
Girl in Subway - Doria Caron
Cop on Garbage Truck - Eddy Chandler
Cop with Ms. Bragg - Ken Christy
Motor Court Proprietor - Edward Clark
Chorus Girl - Ruth Clifford
Tollkeeper - Chet De Vito
Chorus Girl - Yvonne Duval
Trumpeter - Roy Eldridge
Hula Dancer - Geraldine Fissette
Deputy - Pat Flaherty
date of Prof. Bertram Potts - Laura Gile
Nightclub Patron - George Golden
College Girl - Catherine Henderson
Stage Doorman - Otto Hoffman
Nursemaid at Park - June Horne
Gene Krupa - Orchestra Leader - Gene Krupa
Girl in Subway - Merrillee Lannon
Nursemaid at Park - Ethelreda Leopold
Chorus Girl - Jean MacMurray
Chorus Girl - Joyce Mathews
Saxaphonist - Hal McIntyre
Girl in Café - Lorraine Miller
Chorus Girl - Patsy Moran
Pool Hall Patron - Mike Morelli
Chorus Girl - Mildred Morris
Spieler - Edward Mundy
Baseball Game Spectator - William H. O'Brien
Pool Hall Patron - Jack Perry
Delivery Boy - Gerald Pierce
Veiled woman in Gene Krupa's audience - Lynne Roberts
Taxi Driver - Francis Sayles
College Girl - Helen Seamon
Deputy - George Sherwood
Garbageman - Walter Shumway
Nightclub Patron - Bert Stevens
Nightclub Patron - Russell Wade
Cop - Chalky Williams