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A group of professors working on a new encyclopedia take in a nightclub singer who is wanted by the police. The film is a screwball comedy with romance, slang, and music, directed by Howard Hawks and starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck.
- (14K)
- Comedy, Romance
- Howard Hawks
- 1942-01-09
Ball of Fire (also known as The Professor and the Burlesque Queen) is a 1941 American screwball comedy film directed by Howard Hawks and starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck.
- December 2, 1941
- Samuel Goldwyn
A professor of modern slang invites a burlesque dancer to his house, unaware of her gangster fiancé. Critics and audiences praise this screwball comedy as a witty and hilarious classic.
- (229)
- Gary Cooper
- Howard Hawks
- Comedy
Brief Synopsis. A group of professors takes in a nightclub singer hiding from the law to protect her gangster boyfriend. Cast & Crew. Read More. Howard Hawks. Director. Gary Cooper. Prof. Bertram Potts. Barbara Stanwyck. Sugarpuss O'Shea. Oscar Homolka. Prof. Gurkakoff. Henry Travers. Prof. Jerome. S. Z. Sakall. Prof. Magenbruch. Photos & Videos.
- Howard Hawks
- Gary Cooper
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A romantic comedy about a nightclub singer who hides from the mob in a house of eight professors working on an encyclopedia. She teaches them slang, dancing and kissing, while the professors try to save their project and her from danger.