Du Barry Was a Lady

Directed by Roy Del Ruth
1943    1h 41m    Passed
Comedy, Fantasy, Musical,
6.147%
In "Du Barry Was a Lady," hapless hat-check Louis loves ambitious singer May, who craves wealth over romance. After winning the lottery, he pops the question. But a bump to the head sends him spiraling into a wild fantasy of being King Louis XV chasing the alluring Madame Du Barry, blending dreams and desire in a comedic whirlwind.
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Cast of Du Barry Was a Lady
  • Red SkeltonLouis Blore / King Louis XV
  • Lucille BallMay Daly / Madame Du Barry
  • Gene KellyAlec Howe / Black Arrow
  • Virginia O'BrienGinny
  • Rags RaglandCharlie / Dauphin
  • Zero MostelRami - the Swami / Taliostra
  • Donald MeekMr. Jones / Duc de Choiseul
  • Douglass DumbrilleWillie / Duc de Rigor
  • George GivotCheezy / Count de Roquefort
  • Louise BeaversNiagara
  • Tommy DorseyTommy Dorsey
  • Hugh BeaumontFootman (uncredited)
  • Natalie DraperMiss March (uncredited)
  • Ava GardnerPerfume Girl (uncredited)
  • Lana TurnerLana Turner (uncredited)
  • Eve WhitneyMiss August
  • Sig ArnoNick (uncredited)
  • Barbara BedfordAmbrose's Wife (uncredited)
  • Brooks BenedictClub Patron (uncredited)
  • Clara BlandickOld Lady on Subway (uncredited)
  • Hazel BrooksMiss June (uncredited)
  • Dick HaymesSinger (uncredited)
  • Marilyn MaxwellMiss February (uncredited)
  • Buddy RichMember Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (uncredited)
  • Jo StaffordMember The Pied Pipers (uncredited)
  • Don WilsonRadio Interviewer (uncredited)
  • John GeorgeVillager (uncredited)
  • Richard AinleyMarching Rebel Behind King Louis
  • Grace AlbertsonPerfume Girl
  • Kay AldridgeMrs. McGowan
  • Ernie AlexanderDelivery Man with Flowers
  • Richard AlexanderMarching Rebel Behind King Louis
  • Eleanor BayleyEleanor Bayley
  • Pauline ByrneMember Six Hits and a Miss
  • Jack Byron
  • James CarlisleClub Patron
  • Jack CarringtonWaiter
  • Georgia CarrollMiss January
  • Emmett CaseyFlunky
  • Willy CastelloFlunky
  • Thomas ClarkeFlunky
  • Chester CluteDr. Pullit
  • Theo CoffmanMiss October
  • Charles ColemanCharlie
  • Edward CooperFlunky
  • Inez CooperMiss December
  • Maurice CostelloPasserby
  • Earl CovertSinger
  • Cecil CunninghamWife Checking Her Coat
  • Ziggy ElmanTrumpet Player
  • William ForrestGuard Captain
  • Christian J. FrankLackey
  • Mary Jane FrenchMiss November
  • June GloryAudience Member
  • Jack GordonVillager
  • Dolly HaasMiss April
  • Aileen HaleyMiss July
  • Ben HallWaiter
  • Harry HaydenHusband Checking Wife's Coat
  • Dell HendersonFlunky
  • John HuddlestonMember The Piep Pipers
  • Delos JewkesSinger
  • Charles JudelsInnkeeper
  • Faith KrugerSinger
  • Vera LeeDancer
  • Mitchell LewisRebel Opening Door
  • Chuck LowryMember, The Pied Pipers
  • Claire McDowellSubway Passenger
  • Art MilesMarching Rebel on King Louis' Right
  • Six Hits and a MissSingers
  • Hans MoebusClub Patron
  • Buddy MorrowMember Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
  • Sol MurgiVillager
  • Joyce MurrayDancer
  • David NewellMan Getting Champagne
  • Paul NewlanMarching Rebel on King Louis' Left
  • Ruth OwnbeyMiss September
  • Emory ParnellGatekeeper
  • Paul PowerReporter
  • Sheila RaeDancer
  • Gene RameyFlunky
  • Virginia ReesSinger
  • Mitchell RheinVillager
  • Cyril RingMan Watching Radio Interview
  • Harry StantonSinger
  • Andrew TombesMr. McGowan
  • Michael VisaroffFlunky
  • Pierre WatkinAmbrose
  • Allan WatsonSinger
  • Kay WilliamsMiss May
  • Clark YocumMember The Pied Pipers
  • Dorothy TuttleDancer (uncredited)
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