Ball of Fire

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Howard Hawks

Writing Credits

Charles Brackett
(screen play) and
Billy Wilder
(screen play)
Billy Wilder
(from an original story by) and
Thomas Monroe
(from an original story by)

Cast

Gary Cooper
Prof. Bertram Potts
Barbara Stanwyck
Sugarpuss O'Shea
Oscar Homolka
Prof. Gurkakoff
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.
Waiter
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
Gene Krupa Orchestra
John Alban
Baseball Game Spectator
George Barton
Garbage Man
Tex Brodus
Passerby
Doria Caron
Girl in Subway
Eddy Chandler
Cop on Garbage Truck
Ken Christy
Cop with Ms. Bragg
Edward Clark
Motor Court Proprietor
Ruth Clifford
Chorus Girl
Chet De Vito
Tollkeeper
Yvonne Duval
Chorus Girl
Roy Eldridge
Trumpeter
Geraldine Fissette
Hula Dancer
Pat Flaherty
Deputy
Laura Gile
date of Prof. Bertram Potts
George Golden
Nightclub Patron
June Harris
Nursemaid at Park
Catherine Henderson
College Girl
Otto Hoffman
Stage Doorman
Gene Krupa
Gene Krupa - Orchestra Leader
Merrillee Lannon
Girl in Subway
Ethelreda Leopold
Nursemaid at Park
Jean MacMurray
Chorus Girl
Joyce Mathews
Chorus Girl
Hal McIntyre
Saxaphonist
Lorraine Miller
Girl in Café
Patsy Moran
Chorus Girl
Mike Morelli
Pool Hall Patron
Mildred Morris
Chorus Girl
Edward Mundy
Spieler
William H. O'Brien
Baseball Game Spectator
Jack Perry
Pool Hall Patron
Gerald Pierce
Delivery Boy
Lynne Roberts
Veiled woman in Gene Krupa's audience
Francis Sayles
Taxi Driver
Helen Seamon
College Girl
George Sherwood
Deputy
Walter Shumway
Garbageman
Bert Stevens
Nightclub Patron
Russell Wade
Nightclub Patron
Chalky Williams
Cop

Produced by

Samuel Goldwyn
producer

Music by

Alfred Newman

Cinematography by

Gregg Toland
(photography)

Editing by

Daniel Mandell

Art Direction by

Perry Ferguson

Set Decoration by

Howard Bristol
Julia Heron
(uncredited)

Makeup Department

Mel Berns
makeup artist (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)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Edith Head
costumer: Barbara Stanwyck
Eugene Joseff
costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

David Buttolph
composer: additional music (uncredited)
Martha Tilton
singing voice: Barbara Stanwyck (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Samuel Goldwyn
presenter
Michel André
french voice dubbing: Dan Duryea (uncredited)
Manlio Busoni
italian voice dubbing: Gene Krupa (uncredited)
Nick Castle
dance director (uncredited)
Georges Chamarat
french voice dubbing: S.Z. Sakall (uncredited)
Jean-Henri Chambois
french voice dubbing: Charles Lane (uncredited)
Henri Charrett
french voice dubbing: Will Lee (uncredited)
Jean Clarieux
french voice dubbing: Allen Jenkins (uncredited)
Romolo Costa
italian voice dubbing: Gary Cooper (uncredited)
Olinto Cristina
italian voice dubbing: S.Z. Sakall (uncredited)
Gualtiero De Angelis
italian voice dubbing: Dana Andrews (uncredited)
Mona Dol
french voice dubbing: Kathleen Howard (uncredited)
Henri Ebstein
french voice dubbing: Oscar Homolka (uncredited)
Fernand Fabre
french voice dubbing: Charles Arnt (uncredited)
René Fleur
french voice dubbing: Dana Andrews (uncredited)
Richard Francoeur
french voice dubbing: Gary Cooper (uncredited)
Jean Guillet
french voice dubbing: Addison Richards (uncredited)
Jean Lemarguy
french voice dubbing: Ralph Peters (uncredited)
Augusto Marcacci
italian voice dubbing: Dan Duryea (uncredited)
Pierre Michau
french voice dubbing: Aldrich Bowker (uncredited)
Pierre Morin
french voice dubbing: Henry Travers (uncredited)
Bruno Persa
italian voice dubbing: Allen Jenkins (uncredited)
Amilcare Pettinelli
italian voice dubbing: Richard Haydn (uncredited)
Jack Pollack
supervising publicist (uncredited)
Maurice Porterat
french voice dubbing: Aubrey Mather (uncredited)
Corrado Racca
italian voice dubbing: Henry Travers (uncredited)
Lita Recio
french voice dubbing: Barbara Stanwyck (uncredited)
Carlo Romano
italian voice dubbing: Oskar Homolka (uncredited)
Lydia Simoneschi
italian voice dubbing: Barbara Stanwyck (uncredited)
Henri Valbel
french voice dubbing: Tully Marshall (uncredited)
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