Ball of Fire

Synopsis

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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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.

Main Cast

Gary Cooper

Professor Bertram Potts

Age : N/A | Popularity : 71%

Barbara Stanwyck

Sugarpuss O’Shea

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Oskar Homolka

Prof. Gurkakoff

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Henry Travers

Prof. Jerome

Age : N/A | Popularity : 1%

S.Z. Sakall

Prof. Magenbruch

Age : N/A | Popularity : 1%

Tully Marshall

Prof. Robinson

Age : 78 | Popularity : 36%

Leonid Kinskey

Prof. Quintana

Age : 95 | Popularity : 31%

Richard Haydn

Prof. Oddly

Age : N/A | Popularity : 28%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Howard Hawks
	Assistant Director	William Tummel John Sherwood
	Second Unit Director	Arthur Rosson
	Second Assistant Director	Marty Moss
Writing	Screenplay	Charles Brackett Billy Wilder
	Original Story	Thomas Monroe Billy Wilder
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Edith Head
	Makeup Artist	Mel Berns
	Costumer	Edith Head
Production	Unit Manager	Earl Rettig
	Producer	Samuel Goldwyn
Art	Assistant Art Director	McClure Capps
	Art Direction	Perry Ferguson
	Set Decoration	Howard Bristol Julia Heron
	Property Master	Irving W. Sindler
Sound	Sound Engineer	Frank Maher
	Original Music Composer	Alfred Newman
	Vocals	Martha Tilton
Editing	Editor	Daniel Mandell
Camera	Director of Photography	Gregg Toland
	Assistant Camera	James V. Murray
Crew	Presenter	Samuel Goldwyn
	Additional Music	David Buttolph
Department	Role	Name

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