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Movie · 1941

Ball of Fire

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

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Screwball romance Rapid fire banter Academic fish out of water Linguistic playfulness Culture clash Ensemble chaos

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Release
1941
Runtime
111 min

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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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