Ball of Fire
Summary:
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 professo... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Gary Cooper - (Prof. Bertram Potts)
Barbara Stanwyck - (Sugarpuss O'Shea)
Oscar Homolka - (Prof. Gurkakoff)
Dana Andrews - (Joe Lilac)
S.Z. Sakall - (Prof. Magenbruch)
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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 Coope... Continue >>
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