Ball of Fire
“I LOVE HIM because he doesn't know how to kiss—THE JERK!”
111 mins
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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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.
Alan Rhein
'Horseface'
Eddie Foster
Pinstripe
George Barton
Garbage Man (uncredited)
Doria Caron
Girl in Subway (uncredited)
Ken Christy
Cop with Ms. Bragg (uncredited)
Edward Clark
Motor Court Proprietor (uncredited)
Yvonne Duval
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Joyce Matthews
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Patsy Moran
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Mildred Morris
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Edward Mundy
Spieler (uncredited)
Francis Sayles
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Helen Seamon
College Girl (uncredited)
George Sherwood
Deputy (uncredited)
Walter Shumway
Garbage Man (uncredited)
Chalky Williams
Cop (uncredited)
John Alban
Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
Tex Brodus
Passerby (uncredited)
Chet De Vito
Tollkeeper (uncredited)
Roy Eldridge
Trumpeter (uncredited)
Geraldine Fissette
Hula Dancer (uncredited)
Laura Gile
Date of Prof. Bertram Potts (uncredited)
George Golden
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Catherine Henderson
College Girl (uncredited)
June Horne
Nursemaid at Park (uncredited)
Merrillee Lannon
Girl in Subway (uncredited)
Jean MacMurray
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Mike Morelli
Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)
Thomas Monroe
Original Story
Earl Rettig
Unit Manager
Mel Berns
Makeup Artist
McClure Capps
Assistant Art Director
Frank Maher
Sound Engineer
Perry Ferguson
Art Direction
Howard Bristol
Set Decoration
William Tummel
Assistant Director
Arthur Rosson
Second Unit Director
John Sherwood
Assistant Director
James V. Murray
Assistant Camera
Marty Moss
Second Assistant Director
Julia Heron
Set Decoration
David Buttolph
Additional Music
Irving W. Sindler
Property Master