Ball of Fire 1941

Name: Ball of Fire
Released: 1941-12-02
Cast: Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Oskar Homolka, Henry Travers, S.Z. Sakall

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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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

Directed by:	Howard Hawks
Written by:	Billy Wilder & Charles Brackett
Runtime:	111 minutes
Critics score:	100 / 100
Tagline:	“I LOVE HIM because he doesn't know how to kiss—THE JERK!”