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Ball of Fire

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

Year

Genre

comedy, romance

Box Office

N/A

Production

Samuel Goldwyn Productions,RKO Radio Pictures

Awards

Nominated for 4 Oscars. 1 win & 4 nominations total

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Sugarpuss O'Shea

Barbara Stanwyck

Prof. Gurkakoff

Prof. Jerome

Prof. Magenbruch

Prof. Robinson

Prof. Quintana

Prof. Oddly

Prof. Peagram

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Joe Lilac

Duke Pastrami

Asthma Anderson

Miss Bragg

Kathleen Howard

Miss Totten

Larsen

McNeary

Waiter

Elisha Cook Jr.

'Horseface'

Pinstripe

Justice of the Peace

District Attorney

Addison Richards

Bum

College Boy

Newsboy

Motor Cop

Benny, the Creep

Gene Krupa Orchestra

Gene Krupa and His Orchestra

Baseball Game Spectator

Garbage Man

Passerby

Girl in Subway

Cop on Garbage Truck

Cop with Ms. Bragg

Motor Court Proprietor

Chorus Girl

Tollkeeper

Chorus Girl

Trumpeter

Hula Dancer

Geraldine Fissette

Deputy

date of Prof. Bertram Potts

Nightclub Patron

College Girl

Catherine Henderson

Stage Doorman

Nursemaid at Park

Gene Krupa - Orchestra Leader

Girl in Subway

Merrillee Lannon

Nursemaid at Park

Ethelreda Leopold

Chorus Girl

Chorus Girl

Saxaphonist

Girl in Café

Lorraine Miller

Chorus Girl

Pool Hall Patron

Chorus Girl

Spieler

Baseball Game Spectator

William H. O'Brien

Pool Hall Patron

Delivery Boy

Veiled woman in Gene Krupa's audience

Taxi Driver

College Girl

Deputy

George Sherwood

Garbageman

Nightclub Patron

Nightclub Patron

Cop

Chalky Williams

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Let's not bog down in the middle of the letter S - Ball of Fire

Let's not bog down in the middle of the letter S

Your hair's wet Well never mind please - Ball of Fire

Your hair's wet Well never mind please

That you mentioned a few minutes ago very strongly - Ball of Fire

That you mentioned a few minutes ago very strongly

I could use a bundle of scratch right now - Ball of Fire

I could use a bundle of scratch right now

I've just finished my article on slang - Ball of Fire

I've just finished my article on slang

That man talked a living language - Ball of Fire

That man talked a living language

Four words blitz it mister Blitz it will you You give me the mimis - Ball of Fire

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

Young man what is the name of that young lady

I hate to intrude like this but mine is a very - Ball of Fire

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

Suppose you tell the DA to take a nice running jump for...

How many of you are on this job - Ball of Fire

How many of you are on this job

You see I'm conducting an investigation on current slang - Ball of Fire

You see I'm conducting an investigation on current...

The complete conjugation All right I'll scraw - Ball of Fire

The complete conjugation All right I'll scraw

You see the word puss means face Yes - Ball of Fire

You see the word puss means face Yes

You don't think we could sort of begin the Beguine right now - Ball of Fire

You don't think we could sort of begin the Beguine...

If you want me tomorrow morning at 9 30 you - Ball of Fire

If you want me tomorrow morning at 9 30 you

We'll call you a heated taxi and furnish you with woolen socks and warm slippers - Ball of Fire

We'll call you a heated taxi and furnish you with...

I don't think you'll find our venture dull Miss O'Shea - Ball of Fire

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

There's another word I'd like to take up now

That music is it coming from next door - Ball of Fire

That music is it coming from next door

I'm going to show you what yum yum is - Ball of Fire

I'm going to show you what yum yum is

Yum me just once more - Ball of Fire

Yum me just once more

Who's Richard ill - Ball of Fire

Who's Richard ill

I draw a salary of 3 200 per year - Ball of Fire

I draw a salary of 3 200 per year

Before we attempt to get back to work - Ball of Fire

Before we attempt to get back to work

She wouldn't say yes - Ball of Fire

She wouldn't say yes

Don't look so big now them eight big brains - Ball of Fire

Don't look so big now them eight big brains

Very interesting - Ball of Fire

Very interesting

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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.

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Director: Howard Hawks

Writer: Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, Thomas Monroe

Production: Samuel Goldwyn Productions,RKO Radio Pictures

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

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