Prof. Bertram Potts
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Ball of Fire (also known as The Professor and the Burlesque Queen) is a 1941 American screwball comedy film directed by Howard Hawks and starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck.
Ball of Fire: Directed by Howard Hawks. With Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Oscar Homolka, Henry Travers. A group of professors working on a new encyclopedia while living in a Manhattan mansion take in a mouthy nightclub singer who is wanted by the police to help bring down her mob boss lover.
- (14K)
- Comedy, Romance
- Howard Hawks
- 1942-01-09
Apr 29, 2022 · A classic comedy film about a group of scholars who kidnap a nightclub singer to help them with their research. Watch or download Ball Of Fire for free on Internet Archive.
- 112 min
Aug 30, 2016 · Starring: Barbara Stanwyck, Gary Cooper and Dana AndrewsBall of Fire (1941) Official Trailer - Barbara Stanwyck MovieA group of ivory-tower lexicographers re...
- 2 min
- 54.6K
- Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers
Page 1 of 6, 11 total items. Hoping to update his chapter on modern slang, encyclopedia writer Professor Bertram Potts (Gary Cooper) ventures into a chic nightclub. Inside, he meets the snarky ...
- (28)
- Gary Cooper
- Howard Hawks
- Romance, Comedy
A group of professors takes in a nightclub singer hiding from the law to protect her gangster boyfriend.
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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.
