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Ball of Fire (1941),
Director: Howard Hawks, rated Approved
The
New Year's red-hot comedy!
  Starring:
Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Oscar Homolka, Henry Travers, S.
Z. Sakall, Tully Marshall, Leonid Kenskey, Richard Haydn, Aubrey
Mather, Allen Jenkins, Dana Andrews, Dan Duryea, Ralph Peters
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★☆☆
- great
"That is the kind of
woman that makes whole civilizations topple!" - Miss Bragg,
the maid
Why watch this? You
are officially witnessing my new love affair with the amazing
Barbara Stanwyck.
Plot Summary: Our
story starts with a group of seven men, all unmarried bachelors.
Each is over the age of 65, except one young, innocent, and
quite handsome chap, Prof. Bertram Potts. They live together in
a massive mansion, their years long charge is the creation of a
new Encyclopedia. Each fellow has an area of expertise: math,
science, etc. Mr. Potts, the English savant, realizes that his
slang interpretations are out-dated, so he must venture out
among real people. On his journey he chances upon glitzy, glamour girl Katherine "Sugarpuss" O'Shea, who happens to be the
squeeze of local mob boss, Joe Lilac.
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Dad's Preview:
This romantic comedy is simply a bundle of screwball joy. Under Howard Hawks'
steady direction, the film is very entertaining, with laughs to
spare. It was brilliant to cast the sheepish Cooper against the
tour-de-feminine-force that is Barbara Stanwyck. If you like Rom-Coms,
I highly recommend this Hollywood classic for you. |
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Samuel
Goldwyn Productions; RKO Radio Pictures |
