Ball of Fire

In this screwball comedy classic, Gary Cooper stars as Prof. Potts, a lonely bachelor and grammarian who's been holed up for nine years researching modern American slang. His outdated definition is put to shame by a nightclub performer named Katherine "Sugarpuss" O'Shea (Barbara Stanwyck), who takes refuge in the very house where he resides after fleeing from the mob. As Sugarpuss teaches the professors how to conga and shares her sassy wit, she finds herself falling for Bertram's charms despite being bound by a fake engagement to a gangster named Joe Lilac - and it all leads to a thrilling adventure of love, laughter, and linguistic mayhem.