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Ball of Fire
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Directed by
Howard Hawks 
 
Writing credits
Charles Brackett (screenplay) &
Billy Wilder (screenplay)

Billy Wilder (original story) &
Thomas Monroe (original story)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete

Gary Cooper ... Prof. Bertram Potts

Barbara Stanwyck ... Sugarpuss O'Shea
Oskar Homolka ... Prof. Gurkakoff (as Oscar Homolka)
Henry Travers ... Prof. Jerome
S.Z. Sakall ... Prof. Magenbruch
Tully Marshall ... Prof. Robinson
Leonid Kinskey ... Prof. Quintana
Richard Haydn ... Prof. Oddly
Aubrey Mather ... Prof. Peagram
Allen Jenkins ... Garbage Man

Dana Andrews ... Joe Lilac
Dan Duryea ... Duke Pastrami
Ralph Peters ... Asthma Anderson
Kathleen Howard ... Miss Bragg
Mary Field ... Miss Totten

Charles Lane ... Larsen
Charles Arnt ... McNeary

Elisha Cook Jr. ... Nightclub Waiter (as Elisha Cook)
Alan Rhein ... 'Horseface'
Eddie Foster ... Pinstripe

Aldrich Bowker ... Justice of the Peace
Addison Richards ... District Attorney
Pat West ... Bum
Kenneth Howell ... College Boy
Tommy Ryan ... Newsboy
Tim Ryan ... Motor Cop

Will Lee ... 'Benny - the Creep'
Gene Krupa and His Orchestra ... Orchestra (as Gene Krupa and his Orchestra)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Roy Eldridge ... Trumpet player
Gene Krupa ... Orchestra Leader
Hal McIntyre ... Sax player
George Barton ... Garbage Man (uncredited)
Doria Caron ... Girl in Subway (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler ... Cop on Garbage Truck (uncredited)
Ken Christy ... Cop with Miss Bragg (uncredited)
Edward Clark ... Motor Court Proprietor (uncredited)
Chet De Vito ... Tollkeeper (uncredited)
Geraldine Fissette ... Hula Dancer (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty ... Deputy (uncredited)
Catherine Henderson ... College Girl (uncredited)
Otto Hoffman ... Stage Doorman (uncredited)
June Horne ... Nursemaid at Park (uncredited)
Merrillee Lannon ... Girl in Subway (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold ... Nursemaid at Park (uncredited)
Lorraine Miller ... Girl in Cafe (uncredited)
Mildred Morris ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Edward Mundy ... Spieler (uncredited)
Gerald Pierce ... Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Francis Sayles ... Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Helen Seamon ... College Girl (uncredited)
George Sherwood ... Deputy (uncredited)
Walter Shumway ... Garbageman (uncredited)
Bert Stevens ... Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Russell Wade ... Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Oscar Chalkee Williams ... Cop (uncredited)
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Produced by
Samuel Goldwyn .... producer
 
Original Music by
Alfred Newman (music)
 
Cinematography by
Gregg Toland (photography)
 
Film Editing by
Daniel Mandell 
 
Art Direction by
Perry Ferguson 
 
Set Decoration by
Howard Bristol 
Julia Heron (uncredited)
 
Costume Design by
Edith Head (costumes: Miss Stanwyck) (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Earl Rettig .... unit manager (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William Tummel .... assistant director
Marty Moss .... second assistant director (uncredited)
Arthur Rosson .... second unit director (uncredited)
John Sherwood .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
McClure Capps .... associate art director
Irving W. Sindler .... property master (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Frank Maher .... sound technician
Thomas T. Moulton .... sound recordist (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
James V. Murray .... assistant camera (uncredited)
 
Music Department
David Buttolph .... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Martha Tilton .... singing voice: Barbara Stanwyck (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Samuel Goldwyn .... presenter
Nick Castle .... dance director (uncredited)
Jack Pollack .... supervising publicist (uncredited)
 
Crew verified as complete


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