
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 ... (Full plot summary below)
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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"!
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| Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)John Beifuss'I've gone goofy, completely goofy,' Cooper says, as the chaos of slang overwhelms his orderly vocabulary: 'Bim-buggy, slap-happy.' Watching 'Ball of Fire,' you feel similarly liberated. |
| Movie MomNell MinowOne of the wittiest scripts ever -- an underrated treasure. |
| Village VoiceCharles TaylorBall of Fire came out five days before Pearl Harbor. You can imagine Americans listening to its flood of slang and knowing exactly what they were fighting for. |
| Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)Bob BloomA great screwball comedy, with Stanwyck in one of her sexiest roles. |
| Slant MagazineFernando F. CroceAfter the rush of His Girl Friday, Ball of Fire is a more sedate ride, full of such marvelous passages as the conga line Stanwyck's delectable Sugarpuss teaches the professors. |
| Kalamazoo GazetteJames SanfordWhat a team: Stanwyck was rarely sexier, Cooper never more endearing. A jewel of a comedy. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzDoes a fine job subverting the Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs children's story. |
| User ReviewBrynn Hloved it....so cute! I felt so bad for poor Pottsy! |
| User ReviewBenjamin HSugarpuss may very well be the sexiest woman to have lived |
| User ReviewGreg Wbesides the obvious nod to 'snow white & the 7 dwarves' this comedy is all the stars and director at their creative peaks |