Ball Of Fire Stanwyck

Meryl streep couldn t pull off miss stanwyck s character sugarpuss.

Ball of fire stanwyck. Ball of fire belongs to barbara stanwyck who is beyond terrific in this screwball comedy of 1941. The usually formidable stanwyck with 85 films four oscar nominations and three emmys to her credit looks frail and. With gary cooper barbara stanwyck oskar homolka henry travers. A splendidly funny twist on the story of snow white ball of fire boasts a pair of perfect leads in gary cooper and barbara stanwyck.

That doesn t mean she s happy about it. Gary cooper deserved an award for biggest star of the era to allow himself to be upstaged for twelve reels. Gary cooper deserved an award for biggest star of the era to allow himself to be upstaged for twelve reels. Ball of fire critics consensus.

Directed by howard hawks. Ball of fire is a 1941 american screwball comedy film directed by howard hawks and starring gary cooper and barbara stanwyck this samuel goldwyn productions film originally distributed by rko concerns a group of professors laboring to write an encyclopedia and their encounter with a nightclub performer who provides her own unique knowledge. The supporting cast includes oscar homolka s. Talk about an actor who could do anything.

Ball of fire belongs to barbara stanwyck who is beyond terrific in this screwball comedy of 1941. This is one of my all time favorite movies the cast is wonderful the script is hilarious and it s. A group of professors working on a new encyclopedia encounter a mouthy nightclub singer who is wanted by the police to help bring down her mob boss lover.