Madame Du Barry

Madame Du Barry

105 mins | Drama, History | Dec. 30, 1917

The picture shows Jeanette (Thelda Bara) becoming the mistress of the ambitious Jean DuBarry (Herschel Mayall) who marries her off to one of his cousins so that she has an entree to the court. She soon becomes the favorite of the King (Charles Clary) and Jean DuBarry becomes a regular around the Court too. But all this is disturbed when Madame DuBarry falls for Conte Brissac of the King's Guard (Fred Church). DuBarry's attempts to expose her affair only get him banished from the court.

Madame Du Barry

105 mins | Drama, History | Dec. 30, 1917

Madame Du Barry
The picture shows Jeanette (Thelda Bara) becoming the mistress of the ambitious Jean DuBarry (Herschel Mayall) who marries her off to one of his cousins so that she has an entree to the court. She soon becomes the favorite of the King (Charles Clary) and Jean DuBarry becomes a regular around the Court too. But all this is disturbed when Madame DuBarry falls for Conte Brissac of the King's Guard (Fred Church). DuBarry's attempts to expose her affair only get him banished from the court.
Producers
Original title Madame Du Barry
Directors J. Gordon Edwards
Writers Adrian Johnson, Alexandre Dumas

Cast

Theda Bara

as Madame Du Barry

Charles Clary

as Louis XV

Fred Church

as Cossé-Brissac

Herschel Mayall

as Jean DuBarry

Genevieve Blinn

as Duchess deGaumont

Willard Louis

as Guillaume DuBarry

Hector V. Sarno

as Lebel (as Hector Sarno)

Dorothy Drake

as Henriette

Rosita Marstini

as Mother Savord