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(Original Caption) Barbara Stanwyck lets her hair and a few conventional bars down, in Samuel Goldwyn's, "Ball of Fire," in which she plays the role of "Sugar Puss" O'Shea, a strip-tease dancer. The role is provided by Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder, who have provided similarly glamorous but earthy roles for Greta Garbo, Claudette colbert and Olivia de Havilland. She will star with Gary Cooper and directed by Howard Hawks. Undated photo circa 1942.

(Original Caption) Barbara Stanwyck lets her hair and a few conventional bars down, in Samuel Goldwyn's, "Ball of Fire," in which she plays the role of "Sugar Puss" O'Shea, a strip-tease dancer. The role is provided by Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder, who have provided similarly glamorous but earthy roles for Greta Garbo, Claudette colbert and Olivia de Havilland. She will star with Gary Cooper and directed by Howard Hawks. Undated photo circa 1942.