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Du Barry Was a Lady

1943-08-131h 41mComedy / Fantasy / Music6.5/10TMDB · 18 votes

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.

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Directed byRoy Del Ruth

Original languageEnglish

Original release1943-08-13

ProductionUnited States of America

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Red SkeltonLouis Blore / King Louis

Lucille BallMay Daly / Madame Du Barry

Gene KellyAlec Howe / Black Arrow

Virginia O'BrienGinny

Rags RaglandCharlie / Dauphin

Zero MostelRami / Taliostra

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Donald MeekMr. Jones / Duc de Choiseul Douglass DumbrilleWillie / Duc de Rigor George GivotCheezy / Count de Roquefort Louise BeaversNiagara Tommy DorseyTommy Dorsey Richard AinleyMarching Rebel Behind King Louis (uncredited)Grace AlbertsonPerfume Girl (uncredited)Kay AldridgeMrs. McGowan (uncredited)Ernie AlexanderFlowers Delivery Man (uncredited)Richard AlexanderMarching Rebel Behind King Louis (uncredited)Sig ArnoNick (uncredited)Eleanor BayleyEleanor Bayley (uncredited)Hugh BeaumontFootman (uncredited)Barbara BedfordAmbrose's Wife (uncredited)Brooks BenedictClub Patron (uncredited)Clara BlandickOld Lady on Subway (uncredited)Hazel BrooksMiss June (uncredited)Pauline ByrneSix Hits and a Miss Member (uncredited)Jack Byron(uncredited)James CarlisleClub Patron (uncredited)Jack CarringtonWaiter (uncredited)Georgia CarrollMiss January (uncredited)Emmett CaseyFlunky (uncredited)Willy CastelloFlunky (uncredited)Thomas ClarkeFlunky (uncredited)Chester CluteDr. Pullit (uncredited)Theo CoffmanMiss October (uncredited)Charles ColemanCharlie (uncredited)Edward CooperFlunky (uncredited)Inez CooperMiss December (uncredited)Maurice CostelloPasserby (uncredited)Earl CovertSinger (uncredited)Cecil CunninghamWife Checking Her Coat (uncredited)Natalie DraperMiss March (uncredited)Ziggy ElmanTrumpet Player (uncredited)William ForrestGuard Captain (uncredited)Christian J. FrankLackey (uncredited)Mary Jane FrenchMiss November (uncredited)Ava GardnerPerfume Girl (uncredited)John GeorgeVillager (uncredited)June GloryAudience Member (uncredited)Jack GordonVillager (uncredited)Dolly HaasMiss April (uncredited)Aileen HaleyMiss July (uncredited)Ben HallWaiter (uncredited)Harry HaydenHusband Checking Wife's Coat (uncredited)Dick HaymesThe Pied Pipers Member (uncredited)Dell HendersonFlunky (uncredited)John HuddlestonThe Pied Pipers Member (uncredited)Delos JewkesSinger (uncredited)Charles JudelsInnkeeper (uncredited)Faith KrugerSinger (uncredited)Mitchell LewisRebel Opening Door (uncredited)Chuck LowryThe Pied Pipers Member (uncredited)Marilyn MaxwellMiss February (uncredited)Claire McDowellSubway Passenger (uncredited)Art MilesMarching Rebel on King Louis' Right (uncredited)Six Hits and a MissSingers (uncredited)Hans MoebusClub Patron (uncredited)Buddy MorrowTommy Dorsey's Orchestra (uncredited)Sol MurgiVillager (uncredited)Joyce MurrayDancer (uncredited)David NewellMan Getting Champagne (uncredited)Paul NewlanMarching Rebel on King Louis' Left (uncredited)Ruth OwnbeyMiss September (uncredited)Emory ParnellGatekeeper (uncredited)Paul PowerReporter (uncredited)Sheila RaeDancer (uncredited)Gene RameyFlunky (uncredited)Virginia ReesSinger (uncredited)Mitchell RheinVillager (uncredited)Buddy RichTommy Dorsey's Orchestra (uncredited)Cyril RingMan Watching Radio Interview (uncredited)Jo StaffordThe Pied Pipers Member (uncredited)Harry StantonSinger (uncredited)Andrew TombesMr. McGowan (uncredited)Lana TurnerLana Turner (uncredited)Dorothy TuttleDancer (uncredited)Michael VisaroffFlunky (uncredited)Pierre WatkinAmbrose (uncredited)Allan WatsonSinger (uncredited)Eve WhitneyMiss August (uncredited)Kay WilliamsMiss May (uncredited)Don WilsonRadio Interviewer (uncredited)Clark YocumThe Pied Pipers Member (uncredited)

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