

Du Barry Was a Lady
65%
18 TMDB ratings
Directed by Roy Del Ruth
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.
THE BIG SHOW is BIGGER THAN EVER!
Trailer
Cast

Red Skelton
Louis Blore / King Louis

Lucille Ball
May Daly / Madame Du Barry

Gene Kelly
Alec Howe / Black Arrow

Virginia O'Brien
Ginny

Rags Ragland
Charlie / Dauphin

Zero Mostel
Rami / 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

Richard Ainley
Marching Rebel Behind King Louis (uncredited)
Grace Albertson
Perfume Girl (uncredited)

Kay Aldridge
Mrs. McGowan (uncredited)
Ernie Alexander
Flowers Delivery Man (uncredited)

Richard Alexander
Marching Rebel Behind King Louis (uncredited)

Sig Arno
Nick (uncredited)
Eleanor Bayley
Eleanor Bayley (uncredited)

Hugh Beaumont
Footman (uncredited)

Barbara Bedford
Ambrose's Wife (uncredited)

Brooks Benedict
Club Patron (uncredited)

Clara Blandick
Old Lady on Subway (uncredited)

Hazel Brooks
Miss June (uncredited)
Pauline Byrne
Six Hits and a Miss Member (uncredited)
Jack Byron
(uncredited)
James Carlisle
Club Patron (uncredited)
Jack Carrington
Waiter (uncredited)
Georgia Carroll
Miss January (uncredited)
Emmett Casey
Flunky (uncredited)

Willy Castello
Flunky (uncredited)
Thomas Clarke
Flunky (uncredited)

Chester Clute
Dr. Pullit (uncredited)
Theo Coffman
Miss October (uncredited)

Charles Coleman
Charlie (uncredited)
Edward Cooper
Flunky (uncredited)

Inez Cooper
Miss December (uncredited)

Maurice Costello
Passerby (uncredited)
Earl Covert
Singer (uncredited)

Cecil Cunningham
Wife Checking Her Coat (uncredited)
Natalie Draper
Miss March (uncredited)
Ziggy Elman
Trumpet Player (uncredited)

William Forrest
Guard Captain (uncredited)

Christian J. Frank
Lackey (uncredited)
Mary Jane French
Miss November (uncredited)

Ava Gardner
Perfume Girl (uncredited)

John George
Villager (uncredited)
June Glory
Audience Member (uncredited)
Jack Gordon
Villager (uncredited)

Dolly Haas
Miss April (uncredited)
Aileen Haley
Miss July (uncredited)
Ben Hall
Waiter (uncredited)

Harry Hayden
Husband Checking Wife's Coat (uncredited)

Dick Haymes
The Pied Pipers Member (uncredited)

Dell Henderson
Flunky (uncredited)
John Huddleston
The Pied Pipers Member (uncredited)

Delos Jewkes
Singer (uncredited)

Charles Judels
Innkeeper (uncredited)
Faith Kruger
Singer (uncredited)

Mitchell Lewis
Rebel Opening Door (uncredited)
Chuck Lowry
The Pied Pipers Member (uncredited)

Marilyn Maxwell
Miss February (uncredited)

Claire McDowell
Subway Passenger (uncredited)
Art Miles
Marching Rebel on King Louis' Right (uncredited)
Six Hits and a Miss
Singers (uncredited)
Hans Moebus
Club Patron (uncredited)
Buddy Morrow
Tommy Dorsey's Orchestra (uncredited)

Sol Murgi
Villager (uncredited)
Joyce Murray
Dancer (uncredited)

David Newell
Man Getting Champagne (uncredited)

Paul Newlan
Marching Rebel on King Louis' Left (uncredited)
Ruth Ownbey
Miss September (uncredited)

Emory Parnell
Gatekeeper (uncredited)
Paul Power
Reporter (uncredited)
Sheila Rae
Dancer (uncredited)
Gene Ramey
Flunky (uncredited)
Virginia Rees
Singer (uncredited)
Mitchell Rhein
Villager (uncredited)
Buddy Rich
Tommy Dorsey's Orchestra (uncredited)

Cyril Ring
Man Watching Radio Interview (uncredited)
Jo Stafford
The Pied Pipers Member (uncredited)
Harry Stanton
Singer (uncredited)

Andrew Tombes
Mr. McGowan (uncredited)

Lana Turner
Lana Turner (uncredited)
Dorothy Tuttle
Dancer (uncredited)

Michael Visaroff
Flunky (uncredited)

Pierre Watkin
Ambrose (uncredited)
Allan Watson
Singer (uncredited)

Eve Whitney
Miss August (uncredited)

Kay Williams
Miss May (uncredited)

Don Wilson
Radio Interviewer (uncredited)
Clark Yocum
The Pied Pipers Member (uncredited)
Crew
Details
- Release date
- August 13, 1943
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Director
- Roy Del Ruth
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