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Storyline

Sexy, wisecracking nightclub singer Sugarpuss O'Shea is a hot tomato who needs to be kept on ice: mobster boyfriend Joe Lilac is suspected of murder and Sugarpuss' testimony could put him away. Naive Professor Bertram Potts meets Miss O'Shea while researching an article on slang and in true romantic comedy fashion the two worlds collide. When Miss O'Shea hides out with Potts and his fellow professors, everyone learns something new: the professors how to cha-cha and Potts the meaning of "yum-yum"! Written by A.L.Beneteau <albl@inforamp.net>

Taglines:

"I LOVE HIM because he doesn't know how to kiss -- THE JERK!"

Details

Release Date:

9 January 1942 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Professor and the Burlesque Queen

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

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Did You Know?

Goofs

During the "Drum Boogie" sequence, the black jazz trumpet soloist Roy Eldridge disappears from the band between shots. See more "

Quotes

Duke Pastrami : [Giving Sugarpuss O'Shea a message from Joe Lilac] He sends ya' a love message. He says to tell ya' he gets more bang outta' you than any dame he ever knew.
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Crazy Credits

Opening credits prologue: Once upon a time - in 1941 to be exact - there lived in a great, tall forest - called New York - eight men who were writing an encyclopedia.

They were so wise they knew everything: the depth of the oceans, and what makes a glowworm glow, and what tune Nero fiddles while Rome was burning.

But there was one thing about which they knew very little - as you will see . . . See more "

Soundtracks

Gaudeamus Igitur
(uncredited)
Traditional
Sung by the professors
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User Reviews

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Directed by Howard Hawks. With Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Oskar Homolka, Henry Travers. A group of professors working on a new encyclopedia encounter a mouthy nightclub singer who is wanted by the police to help bring down her mob boss lover.

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1934: It Happened One Night - Defining The Screwball Comedy

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Thanks for watching One Hundred Years Of Cinema, You can support me on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/onehundredyearsofcinema or follow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/100yearscinema What is the screwball comedy, what are its tropes and what ideas does it explore, why was it born, and why did it fade away.

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Ball of Fire (1941) Official Trailer - Barbara Stanwyck Movie

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Starring: Barbara Stanwyck, Gary Cooper and Dana Andrews Ball of Fire (1941) Official Trailer - Barbara Stanwyck Movie A group of ivory-tower lexicographers realize they need to hear how real people talk, and end up helping a beautiful singer avoid police and escape from the Mob.

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This filmography includes all movies post 1926 but excluding unbilled/uncredited cameo appearances.

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1901-1961

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By the end of the session, you will be able to discuss the role of the 'Screwball' Comedy in representations of masculinity.

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Identify and discuss the ideologies of masculinity in Hollywood cinema and the subversion of these in ‘Screwball’ Comedy. To analyse and discuss Ball of Fire and the career of Garry Cooper