Du Barry Was a Lady

Du Barry Was a Lady

101 mins | Comedy, Music, Fantasy | Aug. 13, 1943

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.

Du Barry Was a Lady

101 mins | Comedy, Music, Fantasy | Aug. 13, 1943

Du Barry Was a Lady
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.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title Du Barry Was a Lady
Directors Roy Del Ruth
Writers Nancy Hamilton, Herbert Fields, Buddy G. DeSylva, Irving Brecher

Cast

Red Skelton

as Louis Blore / King Louis XV

Lucille Ball

as May Daly / Madame Du Barry

Gene Kelly

as Alec Howe / Black Arrow

Virginia O'Brien

as Ginny

Rags Ragland

as Charlie / Dauphin

Zero Mostel

as Rami - the Swami / Taliostra

Donald Meek

as Mr. Jones / Duc de Choiseul

Douglass Dumbrille

as Willie / Duc de Rigor

George Givot

as Cheezy / Count de Roquefort

Louise Beavers

as Niagara

Tommy Dorsey

as Tommy Dorsey

Hugh Beaumont

as Footman (uncredited)

Natalie Draper

as Miss March (uncredited)

Ava Gardner

as Perfume Girl (uncredited)

Lana Turner

as Lana Turner (uncredited)

Eve Whitney

as Miss August

Sig Arno

as Nick (uncredited)

Barbara Bedford

as Ambrose's Wife (uncredited)

Brooks Benedict

as Club Patron (uncredited)

Clara Blandick

as Old Lady on Subway (uncredited)

Hazel Brooks

as Miss June (uncredited)

Dick Haymes

as Singer (uncredited)

Marilyn Maxwell

as Miss February (uncredited)

Buddy Rich

as Member Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (uncredited)

Jo Stafford

as Member The Pied Pipers (uncredited)

Don Wilson

as Radio Interviewer (uncredited)

John George

as Villager (uncredited)

Richard Ainley

as Marching Rebel Behind King Louis

Grace Albertson

as Perfume Girl

Kay Aldridge

as Mrs. McGowan

Ernie Alexander

as Delivery Man with Flowers

Richard Alexander

as Marching Rebel Behind King Louis

Eleanor Bayley

as Eleanor Bayley

Pauline Byrne

as Member Six Hits and a Miss

James Carlisle

as Club Patron

Jack Carrington

as Waiter

Georgia Carroll

as Miss January

Emmett Casey

as Flunky

Willy Castello

as Flunky

Thomas Clarke

as Flunky

Chester Clute

as Dr. Pullit

Theo Coffman

as Miss October

Charles Coleman

as Charlie

Edward Cooper

as Flunky

Inez Cooper

as Miss December

Maurice Costello

as Passerby

Earl Covert

as Singer

Cecil Cunningham

as Wife Checking Her Coat

Ziggy Elman

as Trumpet Player

William Forrest

as Guard Captain

Christian J. Frank

as Lackey

Mary Jane French

as Miss November

June Glory

as Audience Member

Jack Gordon

as Villager

Dolly Haas

as Miss April

Aileen Haley

as Miss July

Ben Hall

as Waiter

Harry Hayden

as Husband Checking Wife's Coat

Dell Henderson

as Flunky

John Huddleston

as Member The Piep Pipers

Delos Jewkes

as Singer

Charles Judels

as Innkeeper

Faith Kruger

as Singer

Vera Lee

as Dancer

Mitchell Lewis

as Rebel Opening Door

Chuck Lowry

as Member, The Pied Pipers

Claire McDowell

as Subway Passenger

Art Miles

as Marching Rebel on King Louis' Right

Six Hits and a Miss

as Singers

Hans Moebus

as Club Patron

Buddy Morrow

as Member Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

Sol Murgi

as Villager

Joyce Murray

as Dancer

David Newell

as Man Getting Champagne

Paul Newlan

as Marching Rebel on King Louis' Left

Ruth Ownbey

as Miss September

Emory Parnell

as Gatekeeper

Paul Power

as Reporter

Sheila Rae

as Dancer

Gene Ramey

as Flunky

Virginia Rees

as Singer

Mitchell Rhein

as Villager

Cyril Ring

as Man Watching Radio Interview

Harry Stanton

as Singer

Andrew Tombes

as Mr. McGowan

Michael Visaroff

as Flunky

Pierre Watkin

as Ambrose

Allan Watson

as Singer

Kay Williams

as Miss May

Clark Yocum

as Member The Pied Pipers

Dorothy Tuttle

as Dancer (uncredited)