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Ball of Fire

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Ball of Fire
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NR,2hrs 0min
Genres:
Comedy,Drama
Released:
January 1, 1941
Director:
Howard Hawks
Distributor:
HBO Home Video
Starring:
Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Oscar Homolka  ...more
Synopsis: Ball of Fire is a delightful retelling (by Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett) of the "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" legend -- though strictly for grownups. Gary Cooper is the youngest of eight bookish professors authoring an encyclopedia. They find a perfect "research associate" in the curvaceous form of stripteaser Barbara Stanwyck, who (chastely) hides on the professors' domicile to escape her gangster boyfriend (Dana Andrews). As Stanwyck interprets various slang expression, she and the professors ... Full Synopsis
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Bruce Eder, AMG Review
This broad, farcical burlesque on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs features Barbara Stanwyck (in a part originally considered for Ginger Rogers) as a stripper who hides out with a group of professors when she's being chased by gangsters. The professors are compiling a dictionary, and she helps them with slang and other matters. Gary Cooper as a dorky professor is something of a stretch, but the entire ... Full Review
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Gary Cooper
Prof. Bertram Potts
Barbara Stanwyck
Sugarpuss O'Shea
Oscar Homolka
Prof. Gurkakoff
Dana Andrews
Joe Lilac
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