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Ball of Fire (1941)

A group of ivory-tower lexicographers realize they need to hear how real people talk, and end up helping a beautiful singer escape from the Mob. (source: imdb.com)

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Gary Cooper

Prof. Bertram Potts
Barbara Stanwyck

Sugarpuss O'Shea
Oskar Homolka

Prof. Gurkakoff
Henry Travers

Prof. Jerome
S.Z. Sakall

Prof. Magenbruch
Tully Marshall

Prof. Robinson
Leonid Kinskey

Prof. Quintana
Richard Haydn

Prof. Oddly
Allen Jenkins

Garbage Man
Dana Andrews

Joe Lilac
Dan Duryea

Duke Pastrami
Mary Field

Miss Totten
Charles Lane

Larsen
Charles Arnt

McNeary
Elisha Cook Jr.

Nightclub Waiter
Addison Richards

District Attorney
Tim Ryan

Motor Cop
Will Lee

'Benny - the Creep'
Gene Krupa

Orchestra Leader
Ken Christy

Cop with Miss Bragg
Otto Hoffman

Stage Doorman
Lorraine Miller

Girl in Cafe

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Barbara Stanwyck and Gary Cooper

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Release Date

02 December 1941

Other Names

The Professor and the Burlesque Queen

Tagline

The New Year's red-hot comedy!

Genre

Comedy, Romance

Country

USA

Language

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Color

Film Type

Film Class

Screwball Comedy, Comedy of Manners, Crime Comedy

Mood

In the Mood for Love

Themes

Culture Clash, Opposites Attract, Fish Out of Water, Eccentric Families

Tones

Humorous, Madcap, Witty, Stylish, Bright, Literate, Stylized

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Ball of Fire (also known as The Professor and the Burlesque Queen) is a 1941 comedy film about a group of professors laboring for years to write an encyclopedia and their encounter with a nightclub performer who provides her own unique knowledge. The film stars Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck, with a supporting cast that includes Oskar Homolka, S.Z. Sakall, Henry Travers, Richard Haydn, Dana Andrews, Dan Duryea and Elisha Cook, Jr.