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Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)
Directed by Roy Del Ruth
“THE BIG SHOW is BIGGER THAN EVER!”
Comedy, Fantasy, Music · 1h 41m
Hat check man Louis Blore is in love with nightclub star May Daly. May, however, is in love with a poor dancer but wants to marry for money. When Louis wins the Irish Sweepstakes, he asks May to marry him and she accepts even though she doesn't love him. Soon after, Louis has an accident and gets knocked on the head, where he dreams that he's King Louis XV pursuing the infamous Madame Du Barry.
Cast
Red Skelton
Louis Blore / King Louis
Lucille Ball
May Daly / Madame Du Barry
Gene Kelly
Alec Howe / Black Arrow
Virginia O'Brien
Ginny
Rags Ragland
Charlie / Dauphin
Zero Mostel
Rami / Taliostra
Donald Meek
Mr. Jones / Duc de Choiseul
Douglass Dumbrille
Willie / Duc de Rigor
George Givot
Cheezy / Count de Roquefort
Louise Beavers
Niagara
Tommy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey
Richard Ainley
Marching Rebel Behind King Louis (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- Roy Del Ruth
- Screenplay
- Irving Brecher
- Director of Photography
- Karl Freund
- Original Music Composer
- Cole Porter
- Editor
- Blanche Sewell
- Producer
- Arthur Freed
Details
- Release date
- 1943-08-13
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Genres
- Comedy, Fantasy, Music
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer