Du Barry Was a Lady
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“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.
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Cast
92 people
Red Skelton
Louis Blore / King Louis
Known for
Rudolph's Shiny New Year
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
The Pied Pipers
The Pied Pipers
Lucille Ball
May Daly / Madame Du Barry
Known for
I Love Lucy
Yours, Mine and Ours
Gene Kelly
Alec Howe / Black Arrow
Known for
Singin' in the Rain
An American in Paris
Virginia O'Brien
Ginny
Known for
The Harvey Girls
The Big Store
Rags Ragland
Charlie / Dauphin
Known for
Anchors Aweigh
Zero Mostel
Rami / Taliostra
Known for
The Producers
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Donald Meek
Mr. Jones / Duc de Choiseul
Known for
Stagecoach
You Can't Take It with You
Douglass Dumbrille
Willie / Duc de Rigor
Known for
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
The Ten Commandments
George Givot
Cheezy / Count de Roquefort
Known for
Lady and the Tramp
Road to Morocco
Louise Beavers
Niagara
Known for
Imitation of Life
Holiday Inn
Tommy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey
Also in
Stage Show
Roy Del Ruth Director · Irving Brecher Screenplay Buddy G. DeSylva Author
Worldwide gross $3.5M · Budget $1.3M · United States release August 13, 1943
Box office
Budget
$1,296,000
Worldwide gross
$3,496,000
Gross vs. budget
2.7×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · May 30, 1943
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · August 13, 1943
Theatrical
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