Film · Comedy, Fantasy, Music
Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)
THE BIG SHOW is BIGGER THAN EVER!
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.
- Director
- Roy Del Ruth
- Writers
- Irving Brecher, Nancy Hamilton, Herbert Fields
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Release date
- August 13, 1943
Cast
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
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)
