Naive Professor Bertram Potts meets Sugarpuss O'Shea, a sassy nightclub singer, while researching slang. When Sugarpuss' mobster boyfriend is suspected of murder, she hides out with the professor and his colleagues, leading to a romantic comedy where the two worlds collide.
Ball of Fire
In this thriller, a feisty nightclub performer is being relentlessly pursued by a ruthless gangster. She finds solace with a group of scholars who are compiling a vast encyclopedia in a lavish Manhattan estate, where she hopes to lay low and escape her pursuers.