Film1941111 min

Ball of Fire

Name: Ball of Fire
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 1941
Duration: 111 min
Cast: Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Oskar Homolka, Henry Travers, S.Z. Sakall

Taste attributes: comedyromancemafia/gangstermusic/dancefastwholesomelightrealisticsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questdeep rivalrylove conquers all

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"“I LOVE HIM because he doesn't know how to kiss—THE JERK!”"

Boxlist takeA straightforward romantic comedy that is emotional, light and grounded. Best if you like plain sailing over puzzles.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: true to life · Story: very simple · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

Quality rating

7.5 /10

TMDB · 120 votes

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What lines up

Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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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