Nice Try, But No Cigar
Added 11/9/2009
BALL OF FIRE---(1941)---Barbara Stanwyck, Gary Cooper, Dan Duryea, Dana Andrews, S. Z. Sakall, Oscar Homolka, Richard Haydn, Henry Travers.
A variation on the, "Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs(Dwarves--SP.?)" fairy-tale. As much as I love Barbara Stanwyck, this film just didn't age very well given its preoccupation with outdated American slang and the barely credible(even for the movies) "love-story" between Stanwyck and Cooper. Duryea and Andrews, who are both good actors, just don't "cut it" in their roles.
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Has A Lot Going For It
Added 1/26/2009
Wow, what a cast! Let's see, there's Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Richard Haydn, Oscar Homolka, Henry Travers, S.Z. Sakall, Tully Marshall, Dana Andrews, Allen Jenkins and more! Classic film fans know all these names. Also, when you have directors and writers such as Howard Hawks and Billy Wilder behind the film, you know it's probably a winner.
What's more, it's a fun movie, fun to see and especially fun to hear. Stanwyck is her usual fascinating self, but in this movie it's the men - the seven old bachelors and the younger Cooper in the "club" - that are the most entertaining.
Because the story dealt with a bunch of encyclopedia writers trying to find out the latest slang words, the dialog in here is really funny. The expressions of the day are dated and humorous and there are so many you can't count them all. Some are stupid; some are hilarious...which is what you get with most comedies anyway. Not every line hits the mark, but a lot do in this one.
Tack on some action and some romance and it's corny-but-cute film , entertaining all the way. This has been a tough DVD to find, but it's finally available, which is good news to anyone who needs a laugh!
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EXCELLENT.
Added 1/12/2009
IF YOU ENJOY OLD MOVIES YOU'LL LIKE THIS ONE. VERY ENTERTAINING FULL OF GOOD CLEAN FUN.
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Cooper Was Not A Comedian
Added 12/12/2008
This movie has a great cast but turns out to be a hoakie romp. Barbara is hot and Gary is made up to be a lint ridden, aged beyond his years, professor. The movie lost some of the humor with poor timing and too much time spent making Cooper to appear old.
Directing made it better than it should have been. It's cute but don't wait for the sequel.
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A sweet old comedy
Added 11/21/2008
Very corny but sweet black and white movie. A very enjoyable movie on a rainy afternoon.
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Nice Try, But No Cigar
Added 11/9/2009
BALL OF FIRE---(1941)---Barbara Stanwyck, Gary Cooper, Dan Duryea, Dana Andrews, S. Z. Sakall, Oscar Homolka, Richard Haydn, Henry Travers.
A variation on the, "Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs(Dwarves--SP.?)" fairy-tale. As much as I love Barbara Stanwyck, this film just didn't age very well given its preoccupation with outdated American slang and the barely credible(even for the movies) "love-story" between Stanwyck and Cooper. Duryea and Andrews, who are both good actors, just don't "cut it" in their roles.
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Has A Lot Going For It
Added 1/26/2009
Wow, what a cast! Let's see, there's Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Richard Haydn, Oscar Homolka, Henry Travers, S.Z. Sakall, Tully Marshall, Dana Andrews, Allen Jenkins and more! Classic film fans know all these names. Also, when you have directors and writers such as Howard Hawks and Billy Wilder behind the film, you know it's probably a winner.
What's more, it's a fun movie, fun to see and especially fun to hear. Stanwyck is her usual fascinating self, but in this movie it's the men - the seven old bachelors and the younger Cooper in the "club" - that are the most entertaining.
Because the story dealt with a bunch of encyclopedia writers trying to find out the latest slang words, the dialog in here is really funny. The expressions of the day are dated and humorous and there are so many you can't count them all. Some are stupid; some are hilarious...which is what you get with most comedies anyway. Not every line hits the mark, but a lot do in this one.
Tack on some action and some romance and it's corny-but-cute film , entertaining all the way. This has been a tough DVD to find, but it's finally available, which is good news to anyone who needs a laugh!
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EXCELLENT.
Added 1/12/2009
IF YOU ENJOY OLD MOVIES YOU'LL LIKE THIS ONE. VERY ENTERTAINING FULL OF GOOD CLEAN FUN.
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