Ball of Fire | Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck

Ball of Fire | Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck | ball of fire

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Ball of Fire

	Ball of Fire Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck Hbo Home Video, 1998 average customer review:based on 42 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Offering a screwball twist on the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, this delightful comedy has grown dated since its release in 1941, but that only adds to its everlasting charm. Written by the ace screenwriting team of Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett and directed by Howard Hawks, the movie presents a breezy case of opposites attracting when nightclub singer "Sugarpuss" O'Shea (Barbara Stanwyck) is recruited to teach jazzy slang to a group of culturally isolated professors. Gary Cooper plays Bertram Potts, the straight-laced scholar who's compiling slang for a new encyclopedia, and his equally stodgy colleagues are fascinated when Sugarpuss and "Pottsie" seem to be warming up for romance. Complications ensue when the savvy singer must distance herself from her mobster fiancé (Dana Andrews), and Ball of Fire takes a wacky turn when the klutzy intellectuals take on the mobster's henchmen. It's all a bit quaint by today's standards, but the movie's got a wealth of witty dialogue and sassy appeal, with Stanwyck leading the way in a role that's equal parts tough exterior and soft-hearted vulnerability. As a bonus, she performs a pair of rousing nightclub numbers (including a lively rendition of "Drum Boogie") with hopped-up drummer Gene Krupa and his orchestra. Ball of Fire was remade in 1948 as the Danny Kaye musical A Song is Born. This one's a real treat for fans of vintage Hollywood comedies. Don't miss it! --Jeff Shannon

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Oldie but gorgeous

A Billy Wilder / Charles Brackett script and Howard Hawks direction, this wonderful take on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is dated by the slang but not the sentiments. Fast paced, great lines and truly endearing characters played by a gallery of great Hollywood character actors. Barbara Stanwyck and Gary Cooper have the requisite chemistry and the alchemy of hard boiled comedy and whimsical romance in this fairy tale for adults is so much more sophisticated than most of the romcom offerings around today. I love this film. I have seen this film so many times and it still entertains me. Not regarded by certain cinema pundits as one of Hawks best, I beg to differ, they really don't make them like this anymore. Listen carefully...it's an adult dose.

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ball of fire

This movie features Barbara Stanwyck's legs and a Gene Krupa drum sequence with match sticks.

Ball of Fie

This is one of my favorite screwball comedies. It used to keep me company as a teenage babysitter. It's wonderful that it is now on DVD.
Gary Cooper is so charmingly shy. Barbara Stanwyck was gorgeous and funny. The supporting cast is fabulous.

Drum Boogie

Has Gary Cooper ever been so charmingly klutzy and cute? Has Barbara Stanwyck ever been more fierce and fiesty? Come see what sparks when a shy linguistic professor falls hard for a sizzling show girl who teaches him about slang and other life interests.

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Good movie