Du Barry was a Lady (1943)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.804 |
Directed By
Roy Del Ruth
Crew
Roy Del Ruth
Irving Brecher
Nancy Hamilton
Buddy G. DeSylva
Herbert Fields
Arthur Freed
Cole Porter
Cole Porter
Ralph Freed
Burton Lane
Irene
Gile Steele
Blanche Sewell
Karl Freund
TOP 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
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
Hugh Beaumont
Footman (uncredited)
Natalie Draper
Miss March (uncredited)
Ava Gardner
Perfume Girl (uncredited)
Lana Turner
Lana Turner (uncredited)
Eve Whitney
Miss August
Sig Arno
Nick (uncredited)
Barbara Bedford
Ambrose's Wife (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
Club Patron (uncredited)
Clara Blandick
Old Lady on Subway (uncredited)
Hazel Brooks
Miss June (uncredited)
Dick Haymes
Singer (uncredited)
Marilyn Maxwell
Miss February (uncredited)
Buddy Rich
Member Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (uncredited)
Jo Stafford
Member The Pied Pipers (uncredited)
Don Wilson
Radio Interviewer (uncredited)
John George
Villager (uncredited)
Richard Ainley
Marching Rebel Behind King Louis
Grace Albertson
Perfume Girl
Kay Aldridge
Mrs. McGowan
Ernie Alexander
Delivery Man with Flowers
Richard Alexander
Marching Rebel Behind King Louis
Eleanor Bayley
Eleanor Bayley
Pauline Byrne
Member Six Hits and a Miss
James Carlisle
Club Patron
Jack Carrington
Waiter
Georgia Carroll
Miss January
Emmett Casey
Flunky
Willy Castello
Flunky
Thomas Clarke
Flunky
Chester Clute
Dr. Pullit
Theo Coffman
Miss October
Charles Coleman
Charlie
Edward Cooper
Flunky
Inez Cooper
Miss December
Maurice Costello
Passerby
Earl Covert
Singer
Cecil Cunningham
Wife Checking Her Coat
Ziggy Elman
Trumpet Player
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