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Tag: Gary Cooper

Squirrel Fever: The Screwball Oddity Ball of Fire

  By Matt Levine December 21, 2022 December 21, 2022 Prototypes for the Rom-Com
A black-and-white image of a woman in a sequined dress (Barbara Stanwyck) leaning against a man in a tuxedo (Gary Cooper).

|Matt Levine| At first glance, Ball of Fire seems like a prototypical screw-ball comedy. Directed by Howard Hawks, who helmed at least three classics of the subgenre, Ball of Fire throws two mismatched paramours together and observes their squabbling before love conquers all. Continue reading

Tagged   Barbara Stanwyck, Gary Cooper, Howard Hawks, screwball comedy
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