Overview
Ball of Fire is an American comedy romance film first released in 1941,
directed by Howard Hawks.
The film stars Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Oskar Homolka, Henry Travers and S.Z. Sakall.
It has also been released under the title: The Professor and the Burlesque Queen.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
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Director: Howard Hawks
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Script: Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, Thomas Monroe
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Photo: Gregg Toland
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Music: Alfred Newman
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Cast: Gary Cooper (Prof. Bertram Potts),
Barbara Stanwyck (Katherine ’Sugarpuss’ O’Shea),
Oskar Homolka (Prof. Gurkakoff – Mathematics),
Henry Travers (Prof. Jerome – Hi),
S.Z. Sakall (Prof. Magenbruch – Physiology),
Tully Marshall (Prof. Robinson – Law),
Leonid Kinskey (Prof. Quintana),
Richard Haydn (Prof. Oddly – Botany),
Aubrey Mather (Prof. Peagram – Literature),
Allen Jenkins (Garbageman),
Dana Andrews (Joe Lilac),
Dan Duryea (Duke Pastrami),
Ralph Peters (Asthma Anderson),
Kathleen Howard (Miss Bragg),
Mary Field (Miss Totten),
Charles Lane (Larsen – Miss Totten’s Assistant),
Charles Arnt (McNeary – Lilac’s Lawyer),
Elisha Cook Jr. (Nightclub Waiter),
Alan Rhein (Horseface),
Eddie Foster (Pinstripe),
Aldrich Bowker (Justice of the Peace),
Addison Richards (District Attorney),
Pat West (Bum),
Kenneth Howell (College Boy),
Tommy Ryan (Newsboy),
Tim Ryan (Motor Cop),
Will Lee (Benny the Creep),
Gene Krupa (Orchestra Leader),
George Barton (Garbageman),
Doria Caron (Girl in Subway),
Eddy Chandler (Cop on Garbage Truck),
Ken Christy (Cop with Miss Bragg),
Edward Clark (Motor Court Proprietor),
Chet De Vito (Tollkeeper),
Geraldine Fissette (Hula Dancer),
Pat Flaherty (Deputy),
Catherine Henderson (College Girl),
Otto Hoffman (Stage Doorman),
June Horne (Nursemaid at Park),
Merrillee Lannon (Girl in Subway),
Ethelreda Leopold (Nursemaid at Park),
Lorraine Miller (Girl in Cafe),
Mildred Morris (Chorus Girl),
Edward Mundy (Spieler),
Jack Perry (Fighting Bum),
Lee Phelps (Cop),
Gerald Pierce (Delivery Boy),
Dick Rush (Cop),
Francis Sayles (Taxi Driver),
Helen Seamon (College Girl),
George Sherwood (Deputy),
Walter Shumway (Garbageman),
Oscar Chalkee Williams (Cop)
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Country: USA
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Language: English
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Runtime: 111 min; B&W
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Aka: The Professor and the Burlesque Queen
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