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Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck in Ball of Fire (1941)

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Ball of Fire

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Director

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  • Howard Hawks
    Howard Hawks
    director (directed by)

Writers

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  • Charles Brackett
    Charles Brackett
    screen play and
  • Billy Wilder
    Billy Wilder
    screen play
  • Billy Wilder
    Billy Wilder
    from an original story by and
  • Thomas Monroe
    Thomas Monroe
    from an original story by

Cast

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(in credits order) verified as complete
  • Gary Cooper
    Gary Cooper
    Gary Cooper
    Prof. Bertram Potts
  • Barbara Stanwyck
    Barbara Stanwyck
    Barbara Stanwyck
    Sugarpuss O'Shea
  • Oscar Homolka in Ebb Tide (1937)
    Oscar Homolka
    Oscar Homolka
    Prof. Gurkakoff
  • Henry Travers
    Henry Travers
    Henry Travers
    Prof. Jerome
  • S.Z. Sakall
    S.Z. Sakall
    S.Z. Sakall
    Prof. Magenbruch
  • Tully Marshall
    Tully Marshall
    Tully Marshall
    Prof. Robinson
  • Leonid Kinskey in Week-End in Havana (1941)
    Leonid Kinskey
    Leonid Kinskey
    Prof. Quintana
  • Richard Haydn
    Richard Haydn
    Richard Haydn
    Prof. Oddly
  • Aubrey Mather
    Aubrey Mather
    Aubrey Mather
    Prof. Peagram
  • Allen Jenkins
    Allen Jenkins
    Allen Jenkins
    Garbage Man
  • Dana Andrews
    Dana Andrews
    Dana Andrews
    Joe Lilac
  • Dan Duryea in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    Dan Duryea
    Dan Duryea
    Duke Pastrami
  • Ralph Peters
    Ralph Peters
    Ralph Peters
    Asthma Anderson
  • Kathleen Howard
    Kathleen Howard
    Kathleen Howard
    Miss Bragg
  • Mary Field in Ministry of Fear (1944)
    Mary Field
    Mary Field
    Miss Totten
  • Charles Lane in Petticoat Junction (1963)
    Charles Lane
    Charles Lane
    Larsen
  • Charles Arnt
    Charles Arnt
    Charles Arnt
    McNeary
  • Elisha Cook Jr.
    Elisha Cook Jr.
    Elisha Cook Jr.
    Waiter
    (as Elisha Cook)
  • Alan Rhein
    Alan Rhein
    'Horseface'
  • Eddie Foster
    Eddie Foster
    Pinstripe
  • Aldrich Bowker
    Aldrich Bowker
    Aldrich Bowker
    Justice of the Peace
  • Addison Richards
    Addison Richards
    Addison Richards
    District Attorney
  • Pat West
    Pat West
    Bum
  • Kenneth Howell
    Kenneth Howell
    Kenneth Howell
    College Boy
  • Tommy Ryan in Orphans of the Street (1938)
    Tommy Ryan
    Tommy Ryan
    Newsboy
  • Tim Ryan
    Tim Ryan
    Tim Ryan
    Motor Cop
  • Will Lee in Sesame Street (1969)
    Will Lee
    Will Lee
    Benny, the Creep
  • Gene Krupa and His Orchestra
    Gene Krupa and His Orchestra
    Gene Krupa Orchestra
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • John Alban
    John Alban
    John Alban
    Baseball Game Spectator
    (uncredited)
  • George Barton
    George Barton
    Garbage Man
    (uncredited)
  • Tex Brodus
    Tex Brodus
    Passerby
    (uncredited)
  • Doria Caron
    Doria Caron
    Girl in Subway
    (uncredited)
  • Eddy Chandler in Murder Over New York (1940)
    Eddy Chandler
    Eddy Chandler
    Cop on Garbage Truck
    (uncredited)
  • Ken Christy in Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953)
    Ken Christy
    Ken Christy
    Cop with Ms. Bragg
    (uncredited)
  • Edward Clark
    Edward Clark
    Edward Clark
    Motor Court Proprietor
    (uncredited)
  • Ruth Clifford in Butterfly (1924)
    Ruth Clifford
    Ruth Clifford
    Chorus Girl
    (uncredited)
  • Chet De Vito
    Chet De Vito
    Tollkeeper
    (uncredited)
  • Yvonne Duval
    Yvonne Duval
    Yvonne Duval
    Chorus Girl
    (uncredited)
  • Roy Eldridge
    Roy Eldridge
    Roy Eldridge
    Trumpeter
    (uncredited)
  • Geraldine Fissette
    Geraldine Fissette
    Hula Dancer
    (uncredited)
  • Pat Flaherty
    Pat Flaherty
    Pat Flaherty
    Deputy
    (uncredited)
  • Laura Gile
    Laura Gile
    Date of Prof. Bertram Potts
    (uncredited)
  • George Golden
    George Golden
    Nightclub Patron
    (uncredited)
  • June Harris
    June Harris
    Nursemaid at Park
    (uncredited)
  • Catherine Henderson
    Catherine Henderson
    College Girl
    (uncredited)
  • Otto Hoffman
    Otto Hoffman
    Otto Hoffman
    Stage Doorman
    (uncredited)
  • June Horn
    June Horn
    Nursemaid at Park
    (uncredited)
  • Gene Krupa in Glamour Girl (1948)
    Gene Krupa
    Gene Krupa
    Gene Krupa - Orchestra Leader
    (uncredited)
  • Merrillee Lannon
    Merrillee Lannon
    Girl in Subway
    (uncredited)
  • Ethelreda Leopold
    Ethelreda Leopold
    Ethelreda Leopold
    Nursemaid at Park
    (uncredited)
  • Jean MacMurray
    Jean MacMurray
    Chorus Girl
    (uncredited)
  • Ginger Rogers, Mack Gordon, Peaches Jackson, Mae Madison, Joyce Mathews, Helen Splane, and Thelma Todd in Sitting Pretty (1933)
    Joyce Mathews
    Joyce Mathews
    Chorus Girl
    (uncredited)
  • Hal McIntyre in Sun Valley Serenade (1941)
    Hal McIntyre
    Hal McIntyre
    Saxaphonist
    (uncredited)
  • Lorraine Miller
    Lorraine Miller
    Lorraine Miller
    Girl in Café
    (uncredited)
  • Patsy Moran
    Patsy Moran
    Patsy Moran
    Chorus Girl
    (uncredited)
  • Mike Morelli
    Mike Morelli
    Pool Hall Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Johnnie Morris
    Johnnie Morris
    Justice of the Peace's Clerk
    (uncredited)
  • Mildred Morris
    Mildred Morris
    Chorus Girl
    (uncredited)
  • Edward Mundy
    Edward Mundy
    Spieler
    (uncredited)
  • William H. O'Brien
    William H. O'Brien
    William H. O'Brien
    Baseball Game Spectator
    (uncredited)
  • Jack Perry in Celebrity (1928)
    Jack Perry
    Jack Perry
    Pool Hall Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Lee Phelps
    Lee Phelps
    Cop in Railway Station
    (uncredited)
  • Gerald Pierce
    Gerald Pierce
    Delivery Boy
    (uncredited)
  • Lynne Roberts
    Lynne Roberts
    Lynne Roberts
    Veiled woman in Gene Krupa's audience
    (uncredited)
  • Dick Rush
    Dick Rush
    Cop in Hotel
    (uncredited)
  • Francis Sayles
    Francis Sayles
    Taxi Driver
    (uncredited)
  • Helen Seamon
    Helen Seamon
    College Girl
    (uncredited)
  • George Sherwood
    George Sherwood
    Deputy
    (uncredited)
  • Walter Shumway
    Walter Shumway
    Garbageman
    (uncredited)
  • Bert Stevens
    Bert Stevens
    Bert Stevens
    Nightclub Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Russell Wade in The Ghost Ship (1943)
    Russell Wade
    Russell Wade
    Nightclub Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Chalky Williams
    Chalky Williams
    Cop
    (uncredited)

Producer

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  • Samuel Goldwyn
    Samuel Goldwyn
    producer (produced by)

Composer

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  • Alfred Newman
    Alfred Newman

Cinematographer

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  • Gregg Toland
    Gregg Toland
    cinematographer (photography)

Editor

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  • Daniel Mandell
    Daniel Mandell

Art Director

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  • Perry Ferguson
    Perry Ferguson

Set Decorators

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  • Howard Bristol
    Howard Bristol
  • Julia Heron
    Julia Heron
    set decorator (uncredited)

Makeup Department

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  • Mel Berns
    Mel Berns
    makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Manager

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  • Earl Rettig
    Earl Rettig
    unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors

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  • William Tummel
    William Tummel
    assistant director
  • Marty Moss
    Marty Moss
    second assistant director (uncredited)
  • Arthur Rosson
    Arthur Rosson
    second unit director (uncredited)
  • John Sherwood
    John Sherwood
    assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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  • McClure Capps
    McClure Capps
    associate art director
  • Irving W. Sindler
    Irving W. Sindler
    property master (uncredited)

Sound Department

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  • Frank Maher
    Frank Maher
    sound technician
  • Thomas T. Moulton
    Thomas T. Moulton
    sound recordist (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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  • James V. Murray
    James V. Murray
    assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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  • Edith Head
    Edith Head
    costumer: Barbara Stanwyck
  • Eugene Joseff
    Eugene Joseff
    costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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  • David Buttolph
    David Buttolph
    composer: additional music (uncredited)
  • Martha Tilton
    Martha Tilton
    singing voice: Barbara Stanwyck (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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  • Samuel Goldwyn
    Samuel Goldwyn
    presenter
  • Michel André
    Michel André
    french voice dubbing: Dan Duryea (uncredited)
  • Manlio Busoni
    Manlio Busoni
    italian voice dubbing: Gene Krupa (uncredited)
  • Nick Castle
    Nick Castle
    dance director (uncredited)
  • Georges Chamarat
    Georges Chamarat
    french voice dubbing: S.Z. Sakall (uncredited)
  • Jean-Henri Chambois
    Jean-Henri Chambois
    french voice dubbing: Charles Lane (uncredited)
  • Henri Charrett
    Henri Charrett
    french voice dubbing: Will Lee (uncredited)
  • Jean Clarieux
    Jean Clarieux
    french voice dubbing: Allen Jenkins (uncredited)
  • Romolo Costa
    Romolo Costa
    italian voice dubbing: Gary Cooper (uncredited)
  • Olinto Cristina
    Olinto Cristina
    italian voice dubbing: S.Z. Sakall (uncredited)
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