
Du Barry Was a Lady
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.
ComedyFantasyMusic
Du Barry Was a Lady
Rating
6.1/10
Release Date
1943-08-13
Runtime
101 minutes
Status
Released
Cast

Red Skelton
Louis Blore / King Louis XV

Lucille Ball
May Daly / Madame Du Barry

Gene Kelly
Alec Howe / Black Arrow

Virginia O'Brien
Ginny

Rags Ragland
Charlie / Dauphin

Zero Mostel
Rami - the Swami / 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

Hugh Beaumont
Footman (uncredited)
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Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer