It’s “Ball of Fire.” Howard Hawks directs; Billy Wilder writes. And Barbara Stanwyck is Sugarpuss O’Shea, who hides out from the cops with a group of dotty professors working on a new encyclopedia. Gary Cooper is in it too, along with S.Z. “Cuddles” Sakall, Richard Haydn and many more. It’s a comedy classic. Even so, we manage to drop many many hot takes.
Host Shelly Brisbin with Nathan Alderman, David J. Loehr and Greg Maupin
Referenced Works Ball of Fire Show Notes & LinksOld Movies, New Things: discs, books and other physical objects
Sightings: classics on TV, streaming, and (someday) the festival circuit
* This month’s TCM Spotlights: January TCM Star of the Month: Miriam Hopkins, Whodoneit Wednesday, The Studio System
The Movie: review/commentary on a single classic film
Next time, we’ll watch: • Detour (1945)
"A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Volume One" by Victoria Wilson