Movie #659 ........................."Ball of Fire"

Movie #659 "Ball of Fire" is one of those precious black and white classics with Barbara Stanwyck who pops in to seek refuge in a house of nerds --- a combination of all the best over 60 years of age actors in Hollywood at the time (Including Clarence, the angel in "Wonderful Life") --- anyway, lots of fun when one of them (Gary Cooper, the youngest of the bunch) starts to fall in love with her. Really a cute film, and I'd give it a 4 out of 5 stars, just because Gary Cooper has always had a problem with being a stiff actor, but he does so much better with Stanwyck's help in this one that you can almost find him somewhat believable. Very entertaining --- if you haven't seen it yet, do because it is a gem! Ball of Fire1941NR112 minutes Gary Cooper plays a serious but lovable English professor working with his colleagues on a dictionary of American slang. When a red-hot nightclub singer on the run from the mob takes refuge in their house, she also finds a place in their hearts. Cast:Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Oskar Homolka, Henry Travers, S.Z. Sakall, Tully Marshall, Leonid Kinskey, Richard Haydn, Aubrey Mather, Allen Jenkins, Dana Andrews Genre:Classic Comedies, Romance Classics, Screwball