Du Barry Was a Lady

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Du Barry Was a Lady

"THE BIG SHOW is BIGGER THAN EVER!"

1943

1h 41m

6.1(14 votes)

Comedy

Fantasy

Music

Overview

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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92 members

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Red Skelton

Louis Blore / King Louis XV

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Lucille Ball

May Daly / Madame Du Barry

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Gene Kelly

Alec Howe / Black Arrow

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Virginia O'Brien

Ginny

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Rags Ragland

Charlie / Dauphin

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Zero Mostel

Rami - the Swami / Taliostra

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Donald Meek

Mr. Jones / Duc de Choiseul

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Douglass Dumbrille

Willie / Duc de Rigor

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George Givot

Cheezy / Count de Roquefort

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Louise Beavers

Niagara

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Tommy Dorsey

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Hugh Beaumont

Footman (uncredited)

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Natalie Draper

Miss March (uncredited)

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Ava Gardner

Perfume Girl (uncredited)

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Lana Turner

Lana Turner (uncredited)

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Eve Whitney

Miss August

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Sig Arno

Nick (uncredited)

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Barbara Bedford

Ambrose's Wife (uncredited)

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Brooks Benedict

Club Patron (uncredited)

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Clara Blandick

Old Lady on Subway (uncredited)

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Hazel Brooks

Miss June (uncredited)

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Dick Haymes

Singer (uncredited)

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Marilyn Maxwell

Miss February (uncredited)

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Buddy Rich

Member Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (uncredited)

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Jo Stafford

Member The Pied Pipers (uncredited)

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Don Wilson

Radio Interviewer (uncredited)

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John George

Villager (uncredited)

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Richard Ainley

Marching Rebel Behind King Louis

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Grace Albertson

Perfume Girl

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Kay Aldridge

Mrs. McGowan

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Ernie Alexander

Delivery Man with Flowers

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Richard Alexander

Marching Rebel Behind King Louis

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Eleanor Bayley

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Pauline Byrne

Member Six Hits and a Miss

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Jack Byron

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James Carlisle

Club Patron

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Jack Carrington

Waiter

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Georgia Carroll

Miss January

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Emmett Casey

Flunky

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Willy Castello

Flunky

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Thomas Clarke

Flunky

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Chester Clute

Dr. Pullit

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Theo Coffman

Miss October

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Charles Coleman

Charlie

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Edward Cooper

Flunky

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Inez Cooper

Miss December

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Maurice Costello

Passerby

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Earl Covert

Singer

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Cecil Cunningham

Wife Checking Her Coat

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Ziggy Elman

Trumpet Player

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William Forrest

Guard Captain

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Christian J. Frank

Lackey

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Mary Jane French

Miss November

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June Glory

Audience Member

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Jack Gordon

Villager

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Dolly Haas

Miss April

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Aileen Haley

Miss July

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Ben Hall

Waiter

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Harry Hayden

Husband Checking Wife's Coat

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Dell Henderson

Flunky

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John Huddleston

Member The Piep Pipers

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Delos Jewkes

Singer

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Charles Judels

Innkeeper

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Faith Kruger

Singer

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Vera Lee

Dancer

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Mitchell Lewis

Rebel Opening Door

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Chuck Lowry

Member, The Pied Pipers

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Claire McDowell

Subway Passenger

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Art Miles

Marching Rebel on King Louis' Right

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Six Hits and a Miss

Singers

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Hans Moebus

Club Patron

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Buddy Morrow

Member Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

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Sol Murgi

Villager

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Joyce Murray

Dancer

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David Newell

Man Getting Champagne

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Paul Newlan

Marching Rebel on King Louis' Left

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Ruth Ownbey

Miss September

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Emory Parnell

Gatekeeper

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Paul Power

Reporter

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Sheila Rae

Dancer

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Gene Ramey

Flunky

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Virginia Rees

Singer

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Mitchell Rhein

Villager

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Cyril Ring

Man Watching Radio Interview

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Harry Stanton

Singer

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Andrew Tombes

Mr. McGowan

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Michael Visaroff

Flunky

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Pierre Watkin

Ambrose

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Allan Watson

Singer

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Kay Williams

Miss May

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Clark Yocum

Member The Pied Pipers

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Dorothy Tuttle

Dancer (uncredited)

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