Ball of Fire
“I LOVE HIM because he doesn't know how to kiss—THE JERK!”
“I LOVE HIM because he doesn't know how to kiss—THE JERK!”
Comedy, Crime, Romance
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1941
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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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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.
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Runtime:
111 min
Release date:
2 Dec 1941
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$2,641,000
Awards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars. 4 wins & 4 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Casting is meticulously perfect to make every character a caricature of itself.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
14 Aug 2007
fresh:
A delight.
– Don Druker,
Chicago Reader,
14 Aug 2007
fresh:
Mr. Cooper may be a little loose-tooth in spots, but he gives a homespun performance such as only he can give. Miss Stanwyck is plenty yum-yum (meaning scorchy) in her worldly temptress role.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
Actor Cooper plays his Mr. Deeds role with the authority of long familiarity, and Miss Stanwyck (once Ruby Stevens, of Brooklyn) is equally at home in hers.
– ,
TIME Magazine,
4 Feb 2009
fresh:
Pure joy.
– ,
Time Out,
26 Jan 2006