Ball of Fire

Plot Summary

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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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

Top Cast

Gary Cooper Professor Bertram Potts

Barbara Stanwyck Sugarpuss O’Shea

Oskar Homolka Prof. Gurkakoff

Henry Travers Prof. Jerome

S.Z. Sakall Prof. Magenbruch