
TMDb Rating
7.4/10
232 verified votes
Ball of Fire (1941)
ComedyRomanceCrime
111 min
"“I LOVE HIM because he doesn't know how to kiss—THE JERK!”"
Plot Summary
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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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.
Director
Howard Hawks
Top Cast
Gary CooperBarbara StanwyckOskar HomolkaHenry TraversS.Z. Sakall
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