Ball of Fire

Ball of Fire (1942)Cast and Crew

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

Cast

G
Gary Cooper
as Professor Bertram Potts
B
Barbara Stanwyck
as Sugarpuss O’Shea
O
Oskar Homolka
as Prof. Gurkakoff
H
Henry Travers
as Prof. Jerome
S
S.Z. Sakall
as Prof. Magenbruch
T
Tully Marshall
as Prof. Robinson
L
Leonid Kinskey
as Prof. Quintana
R
Richard Haydn
as Prof. Oddly
A
Aubrey Mather
as Prof. Peagram
A
Allen Jenkins
as Garbage Man
D
Dana Andrews
as Joe Lilac
D
Dan Duryea
as Duke Pastrami
R
Ralph Peters
as Asthma Anderson
K
Kathleen Howard
as Miss Bragg
C
Charles Lane
as Larsen
C
Charles Arnt
as McNeary
E
Elisha Cook Jr.
as Waiter
M
Mary Field
as Miss Totten
A
Alan Rhein
as 'Horseface'
E
Eddie Foster
as Pinstripe
A
Aldrich Bowker
as Justice of the Peace
A
Addison Richards
as District Attorney
K
Kenneth Howell
as College Boy
T
Tim Ryan
as Motor Policeman
G
Gene Krupa
as Himself — Orchestra Leader
P
Pat West
as Bum
T
Tommy Ryan
as Newsboy
W
Will Lee
as “Benny — the Creep”
G
George Barton
as Garbage Man (uncredited)
D
Doria Caron
as Girl in Subway (uncredited)
K
Ken Christy
as Cop with Ms. Bragg (uncredited)
E
Eddy Chandler
as Cop on Garbage Truck (uncredited)
E
Edward Clark
as Motor Court Proprietor (uncredited)
P
Pat Flaherty
as Deputy (uncredited)
O
Otto Hoffman
as Stage Doorman (uncredited)
E
Ethelreda Leopold
as Nursemaid at Park (uncredited)
L
Lorraine Miller
as Girl in Café (uncredited)
R
Ruth Clifford
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Y
Yvonne Duval
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
J
Joyce Matthews
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
P
Patsy Moran
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
M
Mildred Morris
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
E
Edward Mundy
as Spieler (uncredited)
G
Gerald Pierce
as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
L
Lynne Roberts
as Veiled Woman in Gene Krupa’s Audience (uncredited)
F
Francis Sayles
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
H
Helen Seamon
as College Girl (uncredited)
G
George Sherwood
as Deputy (uncredited)
W
Walter Shumway
as Garbage Man (uncredited)
B
Bert Stevens
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
R
Russell Wade
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
C
Chalky Williams
as Cop (uncredited)
M
Martha Tilton
as Sugarpuss O'Shea (singing voice) (uncredited)
J
John Alban
as Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
T
Tex Brodus
as Passerby (uncredited)
C
Chet De Vito
as Tollkeeper (uncredited)
R
Roy Eldridge
as Trumpeter (uncredited)
G
Geraldine Fissette
as Hula Dancer (uncredited)
L
Laura Gile
as Date of Prof. Bertram Potts (uncredited)
G
George Golden
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
C
Catherine Henderson
as College Girl (uncredited)
J
June Horne
as Nursemaid at Park (uncredited)
M
Merrillee Lannon
as Girl in Subway (uncredited)
J
Jean MacMurray
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
H
Hal McIntyre
as Saxaphonist (uncredited)
M
Mike Morelli
as Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)
W
William H. O'Brien
as Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
J
Jack Perry
as Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)

Crew

E
Edith Head
Costume Design
B
Billy Wilder
Original Story
T
Thomas Monroe
Original Story
B
Billy Wilder
Screenplay
H
Howard Hawks
Director
C
Charles Brackett
Screenplay
M
Mel Berns
Makeup Artist
E
Earl Rettig
Unit Manager
M
McClure Capps
Assistant Art Director
H
Howard Bristol
Set Decoration
F
Frank Maher
Sound Engineer
W
William Tummel
Assistant Director
D
Daniel Mandell
Editor
P
Perry Ferguson
Art Direction
S
Samuel Goldwyn
Producer
G
Gregg Toland
Director of Photography
S
Samuel Goldwyn
Presenter
A
Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer
A
Arthur Rosson
Second Unit Director
M
Marty Moss
Second Assistant Director
J
John Sherwood
Assistant Director
I
Irving W. Sindler
Property Master
J
Julia Heron
Set Decoration
D
David Buttolph
Additional Music
M
Martha Tilton
Vocals
E
Edith Head
Costumer
J
James V. Murray
Assistant Camera