Gary Cooper
Prof. Bertram Potts
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A nightclub singer on the run from the mob hides with a group of professors writing an encyclopedia in a Manhattan mansion. Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck star in this screwball comedy nominated for four Oscars.
- (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. The Samuel Goldwyn Productions film (originally distributed by RKO ) concerns a group of professors laboring to write an encyclopedia and their encounter with a ...
- December 2, 1941
- Samuel Goldwyn
A professor of modern slang invites a burlesque dancer to his house, unaware of her gangster fiancé. Critics praise the witty script, the perfect leads and the hilarious scenes in this screwball comedy.
- (229)
- Gary Cooper
- Howard Hawks
- Comedy
Ball of Fire (1941) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Menu. Movies. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies ...
A comedy romance about a linguistics professor who falls in love with a nightclub singer hiding from the law. Watch the trailer, read the synopsis, and see the cast and crew of this classic Hollywood film.
- Howard Hawks
- Gary Cooper
Sexy, wisecracking nightclub singer Sugarpuss O'Shea is a hot tomato who needs to be kept on ice: mobster boyfriend Joe Lilac is suspected of murder and Sugarpuss' testimony could put him away. Naive Professor Bertram Potts meets Miss O'Shea while researching an article on slang and in true romantic comedy fashion the two worlds collide.
