Ball of Fire (1941)
| Release Date | 02 December 1941 |
| Other Names | The Professor and the Burlesque Queen |
| Tagline | The New Year's red-hot comedy! |
| Genre | Comedy, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Screwball Comedy, Comedy of Manners, Crime Comedy |
| Mood | In the Mood for Love |
| Themes | Culture Clash, Opposites Attract, Fish Out of Water, Eccentric Families |
| Tones | Humorous, Madcap, Witty, Stylish, Bright, Literate, Stylized |
| Tags | Class [social], Double Cross, Gangster, Hide Out, Language Instruction, Love Triangle, Professor, Research, Stripper |
Ball of Fire (also known as The Professor and the Burlesque Queen) is a 1941 comedy film about a group of professors laboring for years to write an encyclopedia and their encounter with a nightclub performer who provides her own unique knowledge. The film stars Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck, with a supporting cast that includes Oskar Homolka, S.Z. Sakall, Henry Travers, Richard Haydn, Dana Andrews, Dan Duryea and Elisha Cook, Jr.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Aubrey Mather
Prof. Peagram
Ralph Peters
Asthma Anderson
Kathleen Howard
Miss Bragg
Alan Rhein
'Horseface'
Eddie Foster
Pinstripe
Aldrich Bowker
Justice of the Peace
Pat West
Bum
Kenneth Howell
College Boy
Tommy Ryan
Newsboy
Gene Krupa and His Orchestra
Orchestra
George Barton
Garbage Man
Doria Caron
Girl in Subway
Eddy Chandler
Cop on Garbage Truck
Edward Clark
Motor Court Proprietor
Chet De Vito
Tollkeeper
Geraldine Fissette
Hula Dancer
Pat Flaherty
Deputy
Catherine Henderson
College Girl
June Horne
Nursemaid at Park
Merrillee Lannon
Girl in Subway
Ethelreda Leopold
Nursemaid at Park
Mildred Morris
Chorus Girl
Edward Mundy
Spieler
Gerald Pierce
Delivery Boy
Francis Sayles
Taxi Driver
Helen Seamon
College Girl
George Sherwood
Deputy
Walter Shumway
Garbageman
Bert Stevens
Nightclub Patron
Russell Wade
Nightclub Patron
Oscar Chalkee Williams
Cop
Director
Writer
Charles Brackett
Thomas Monroe
Producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Editor
Daniel Mandell
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Art Director
Perry Ferguson
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Set Decorator
Howard Bristol
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Julia Heron
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Costume Designer
Production Manager
Earl Rettig
unit manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William Tummel
assistant director
Marty Moss
second assistant director
Arthur Rosson
second unit director
John Sherwood
assistant director
Art Department
McClure Capps
associate art director
Irving W. Sindler
property master
Sound Department
Frank Maher
sound technician
Thomas T. Moulton
sound recordist
Camera and Electrical Department
James V. Murray
assistant camera
Music Department
David Buttolph
composer: additional music
Other Crew
Nick Castle
dance director
Jack Pollack
supervising publicist
Production Company
Samuel Goldwyn Company, The
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Distributor
RKO Radio Pictures
Embassy Home Entertainment
Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)
MGM Home Entertainment
Samuel Goldwyn Television
Sultan Video
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