Goodness gracious, great Ball of Fire!

Ball of Fire is a screwball comedy film that premiered on December 2, 1941, directed by Howard Hawks and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Gary Cooper. Stanwyck is a streetwise singer who's hiding from the district attorney's office. Cooper is a nerdy professor. Romance and comedy ensues.

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