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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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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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- When did Ball of Fire come out?
- Ball of Fire was released in 1941.
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- Ball of Fire is a comedy, romance, and crime film.
- How long is Ball of Fire?
- Ball of Fire runs about 1h 51m (111 minutes).
- Who stars in Ball of Fire?
- Ball of Fire stars Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Oskar Homolka, and Henry Travers.
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