Ball of Fire
by Howard Hawks
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Actor: Barbara Stanwyck, Gary Cooper, Henry Travers, Oskar Homolka, S.Z. SakallDirector: Howard Hawks
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.37:1
Running Time: 112 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-05-22
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of Ball of Fire
Movie Review: Nice Try, But No Cigar
Summary: 2 Stars
BALL OF FIRE---(1941)---Barbara Stanwyck, Gary Cooper, Dan Duryea, Dana Andrews, S. Z. Sakall, Oscar Homolka, Richard Haydn, Henry Travers.
A variation on the, "Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs(Dwarves--SP.?)" fairy-tale. As much as I love Barbara Stanwyck, this film just didn't age very well given its preoccupation with outdated American slang and the barely credible(even for the movies) "love-story" between Stanwyck and Cooper. Duryea and Andrews, who are both good actors, just don't "cut it" in their roles.
Summary of Ball of Fire
Sexy wisecracking nightclub singer Sugarpuss O'Shea is a hot tomato who needs to be kept on ice: mobster boyfriend Joe Lilac is suspected of murder and Sugarpuss' testimony could put him away. Naive Professor Bertram Potts meets Miss O'Shea while researching an article on slang and in true romantic comedy fashion the two worlds collide. When Miss O'Shea hides out with Potts and his fellow professors everyone learns something new: the professors how to cha-cha and Potts the meaning of "yum-yum"!System Requirements:Run Time: 111 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre:?WESTERN/MISC. Rating:?NR UPC:?027616075161 Manufacturer No:?M107518Offering a screwball twist on the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, this delightful comedy has grown dated since its release in 1941, but that only adds to its everlasting charm. Written by the ace screenwriting team of Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett and directed by Howard Hawks, the movie presents a breezy case of opposites attracting when nightclub singer "Sugarpuss" O'Shea (Barbara Stanwyck) is recruited to teach jazzy slang to a group of culturally isolated professors. Gary Cooper plays Bertram Potts, the straight-laced scholar who's compiling slang for a new encyclopedia, and his equally stodgy colleagues are fascinated when Sugarpuss and "Pottsie" seem to be warming up for romance. Complications ensue when the savvy singer must distance herself from her mobster fianc? (Dana Andrews), and Ball of Fire takes a wacky turn when the klutzy intellectuals take on the mobster's henchmen. It's all a bit quaint by today's standards, but the movie's got a wealth of witty dialogue and sassy appeal, with Stanwyck leading the way in a role that's equal parts tough exterior and soft-hearted vulnerability. As a bonus, she performs a pair of rousing nightclub numbers (including a lively rendition of "Drum Boogie") with hopped-up drummer Gene Krupa and his orchestra. Ball of Fire was remade in 1948 as the Danny Kaye musical A Song is Born. This one's a real treat for fans of vintage Hollywood comedies. Don't miss it! --Jeff Shannon
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