Ball of Fire
Capsule by Don Druker
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Howard Hawks's 1941 version of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" is a delight, as showgirl Barbara Stanwyck moves in with seven prissy professors (headed by Gary Cooper) who are compiling a dictionary of slang. Far superior to Hawks's 1948 remake, A Song Is Born. Written by Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder; with Oscar Homolka, Dana Andrews, Dan Duryea, S.Z. Sakall, Richard Haydn, and Gene Krupa. 111 min.

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