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    Ball of Fire

    Poster of the movie Ball of Fire
    1941     Romantic comedy    
    USA
    1h 51min

    Hoping to update his chapter on modern slang, encyclopedia writer Professor Bertram Potts (Gary Cooper) ventures into a chic nightclub. Inside, he meets the snarky burlesque performer "Sugarpuss" O'Shea (Barbara Stanwyck). Fascinated by her command of popular jargon, Potts invites her to stay with him. But, unknown to Potts, she is the fiancée of a mobster (Dana Andrews) and wanted by the police. In the ensuing mayhem, Potts must stay on his toes or be swallowed up by bigger fish.

    Directed byHoward Hawks
    Written byCharles Brackett, Billy Wilder
    CompanyRKO Radio PicturesRKO Radio PicturesRKO Radio Pictures

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    Starring

    Gary Cooper
    Barbara Stanwyck
    Oskar Homolka
    Henry Travers
    Dana Andrews
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