Professor Bertram Potts, one of eight middle-aged bachelor scholars writing an encyclopedia at the Totten Foundation in New York, leaves the house to research modern slang after a garbage man speaks to him in colloquial English. He meets Sugarpuss O'Shea, a nightclub singer, and asks her to help his study. Gangsters are looking for her after a police incident involving Joe Lilac, and she accepts an invitation to stay at the Foundation. The professors begin to cope with having a woman in the house. This Lux Radio Theatre production of Ball of Fire stars Barbara Stanwick and Fred MacMurray and first aired on June 1, 1942.
Characters: Professor Bertram Potts, Sugarpuss O'Shea, Miss Bragg, Professor Robinson, Professor Gurkoff, Professor Pigram, Professor Oddley, Professor Quintana
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This is Cecil B. DeMille speaking to you from Hollywood where two stars and a stage full of fine actors are at your command tonight When we first talked about tonight's play ball of fire. I thought then what a great show this will be for the boys abroad Now I I hope you agree and if you get a chance, let us know anything else you want to hear
But before the band strikes up tonight, I've asked Barbara Stanwick and Fred McMurray to say hello Barbara and Fred meets the Army, the Navy, the Marines, and the Coast Guard. Hello everybody. I mean you who've gathered around in a barracks in Ireland, the boys in that recreation hall in Alaska or Iceland, the group sprawled out on the deck
of a boat plowing through the ocean. Looking over your shoulder are the shadows of another group around the fireside back in Buffalo or Brooklyn, or a thousand other hometown. They're listening to and pulling for you every minute. And so are we all.
Say, by the way, fellas, I've been asked to give you a little reminder. Have you written home to your mother lately? She wants to know how you're getting along. It won't take but a minute. Good luck. And now from Belfast to Melbourne on with a show. Lux presents Hollywood. The Lux Radio Theater brings you Barbara
and Stanley can Fred McMurray in Ball of Fire. Ladies and gentlemen, your producer, Mr. Cecil B. DeMille. Greetings from Hollywood, ladies and gentlemen. Our play tonight is purely educational. It's the fascinating story of a group of professors writing an encyclopedia, but don't turn that down yet.
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When the Lux Radio Theatre presents Loretta Young and Ray Milan in Arise My Love. This is Cecil B. DeMille saying goodnight to you from Hollywood. Barbara Stanley was soon to be seen in the one of others' picture, the gay sisters.
Fred McMurray's next picture is the Paramount production, take a letter, darling. Heard in tonight's play, where Felix Valley, Riff Barnet, Leo Cleary, Bruce Payne, and Norman Field as professors, Warren Ash as Joel Eilock, Werner Felton as Miss Bragg, Edwin Max as Fostromi, Frank Fenny as Asma, and Arthur Cubrian, Charles Peck, and Tyler McVey. Tune in next Monday night
to be a Ray Milan and Loretta Young in Arise My Love. Our music was directed by my lower silvers and your announcer has been Melville Rowey. This is the Columbia Broadcasting System.
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