Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
1h 41min
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.
Storyline
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.
Released
13 August 1943
Runtime
1h 41min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Red Skelton
Louis Blore / King Louis XV
Lucille Ball
May Daly / Madame Du Barry
Gene Kelly
Alec Howe / Black Arrow
Virginia O'Brien
Ginny
Rags Ragland
Charlie / Dauphin
Zero Mostel
Rami, the Swami / Taliostra
Tommy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey
Donald Meek
Mr. Jones / Duc de Choiseul
Douglass Dumbrille
Willie / Duc de Rigor
George Givot
Cheezy / Count de Roquefort
Louise Beavers
Niagara
Richard Ainley
Marching Rebel Behind King Louis (uncredited)
Grace Albertson
Perfume Girl (uncredited)
Kay Aldridge
Mrs. McGowan (uncredited)
Ernie Alexander
Delivery Man with Flowers (uncredited)
Richard Alexander
Marching Rebel Behind King Louis (uncredited)
Sig Arno
Nick (uncredited)
Eleanor Bayley
Eleanor Bayley (uncredited)
Hugh Beaumont
Footman (uncredited)
Barbara Bedford
Ambrose's Wife (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
Club Patron (uncredited)
Clara Blandick
Old Lady on Subway (uncredited)
Hazel Brooks
Miss June (uncredited)
Pauline Byrne
Member of Six Hits and a Miss (uncredited)
Jack Byron
minor role (uncredited)
James Carlisle
Club Patron (uncredited)
Jack Carrington
Waiter (uncredited)
Georgia Carroll
Miss January (uncredited)
Emmett Casey
Flunky (uncredited)
Willy Castello
Flunky (uncredited)
Thomas Clarke
Flunky (uncredited)
Chester Clute
Dr. Pullit (uncredited)
Theo Coffman
Miss October (uncredited)
Charles Coleman
Charlie (uncredited)
Edward Cooper
Flunky (uncredited)
Inez Cooper
Miss December (uncredited)
Maurice Costello
Passerby (uncredited)
Earl Covert
Singer (uncredited)
Cecil Cunningham
Wife Checking Her Coat (uncredited)
Natalie Draper
Miss March (uncredited)
Ziggy Elman
Trumpet Player (uncredited)
William Forrest
Guard Captain (uncredited)
Christian J. Frank
Lackey (uncredited)
Mary Jane French
Miss November (uncredited)
Ava Gardner
Perfume Girl (uncredited)
John George
Villager (uncredited)
June Glory
Audience Member (uncredited)
Jack Gordon
Villager (uncredited)
Dolly Haas
Miss April (uncredited)
Aileen Haley
Miss July (uncredited)
Ben Hall
Waiter (uncredited)
Harry Hayden
Husband Checking Wife's Coat (uncredited)
Dick Haymes
Member of The Pied Pipers (uncredited)
Dell Henderson
Flunky (uncredited)
John Huddleston
Member of The Pied Pipers (uncredited)
Delos Jewkes
Singer (uncredited)
Charles Judels
Innkeeper (uncredited)
Faith Kruger
Singer (uncredited)
Mitchell Lewis
Rebel Opening Door (uncredited)
Chuck Lowry
Member of The Pied Pipers (uncredited)
Marilyn Maxwell
Miss February (uncredited)
Claire McDowell
Subway Passenger (uncredited)
Art Miles
Marching Rebel on King Louis' Right (uncredited)
Six Hits and a Miss
Singers (uncredited)
Hans Moebus
Club Patron (uncredited)
Buddy Morrow
Member of Tommy Dorsey's Orchestra (uncredited)
Sol Murgi
Villager (uncredited)
Joyce Murray
Dancer (uncredited)
David Newell
Man Getting Champagne (uncredited)
Paul Newlan
Marching Rebel on King Louis' Left (uncredited)
Ruth Ownbey
Miss September (uncredited)
Emory Parnell
Gatekeeper (uncredited)
Paul Power
Reporter (uncredited)
Sheila Rae
Dancer (uncredited)
Gene Ramey
Flunky (uncredited)
Virginia Rees
Singer (uncredited)
Mitchell Rhein
Villager (uncredited)
Buddy Rich
Member of Tommy Dorsey's Orchestra (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Man Watching Radio Interview (uncredited)
Jo Stafford
Member of The Pied Pipers (uncredited)
Harry Stanton
Singer (uncredited)
Andrew Tombes
Mr. McGowan (uncredited)
Lana Turner
Lana Turner (uncredited)
Dorothy Tuttle
Dancer (uncredited)
Michael Visaroff
Flunky (uncredited)
Pierre Watkin
Ambrose (uncredited)
Allan Watson
Singer (uncredited)
Eve Whitney
Miss August (uncredited)
Kay Williams
Miss May (uncredited)
Don Wilson
Radio Interviewer (uncredited)
Clark Yocum
Member of The Pied Pipers (uncredited)
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