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Du Barry Was a Lady
1943, Aug 13
1h 41m
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.
Directed by
Roy Del Ruth
Lucille Ball
May Daly / Madame Du Barry
Ava Gardner
Perfume Girl (uncredited)
Gene Kelly
Alec Howe / Black Arrow
Lana Turner
Lana Turner (uncredited)
Hugh Beaumont
Footman (uncredited)
Red Skelton
Louis Blore / King Louis XV
Clara Blandick
Old Lady on Subway (uncredited)
William Forrest
Guard Captain
Claire McDowell
Subway Passenger
John George
Villager (uncredited)
Douglass Dumbrille
Willie / Duc de Rigor
Emory Parnell
Gatekeeper
Donald Meek
Mr. Jones / Duc de Choiseul
Brooks Benedict
Club Patron (uncredited)
Pierre Watkin
Ambrose
Richard Alexander
Marching Rebel Behind King Louis
Marilyn Maxwell
Miss February (uncredited)
Zero Mostel
Rami - the Swami / Taliostra
Charles Coleman
Charlie
Paul Newlan
Marching Rebel on King Louis' Left
Tommy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey
Cecil Cunningham
Wife Checking Her Coat
Don Wilson
Radio Interviewer (uncredited)
Chester Clute
Dr. Pullit
Cyril Ring
Man Watching Radio Interview
Sig Arno
Nick (uncredited)
Louise Beavers
Niagara
Barbara Bedford
Ambrose's Wife (uncredited)
Dell Henderson
Flunky
Dick Haymes
Singer (uncredited)
Mitchell Lewis
Rebel Opening Door
Rags Ragland
Charlie / Dauphin
Andrew Tombes
Mr. McGowan
Michael Visaroff
Flunky
David Newell
Man Getting Champagne
Charles Judels
Innkeeper
George Givot
Cheezy / Count de Roquefort
Sol Murgi
Villager
Harry Hayden
Husband Checking Wife's Coat
Richard Ainley
Marching Rebel Behind King Louis
Eve Whitney
Miss August
Maurice Costello
Passerby
Virginia O'Brien
Ginny
Kay Aldridge
Mrs. McGowan
Inez Cooper
Miss December
Christian J. Frank
Lackey
Delos Jewkes
Singer
Hazel Brooks
Miss June (uncredited)
Dolly Haas
Miss April
Willy Castello
Flunky
Kay Williams
Miss May
Vera Lee
Dancer
Natalie Draper
Miss March (uncredited)
Buddy Rich
Member Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (uncredited)
Jo Stafford
Member The Pied Pipers (uncredited)
Grace Albertson
Perfume Girl
Ernie Alexander
Delivery Man with Flowers
Eleanor Bayley
Eleanor Bayley
Pauline Byrne
Member Six Hits and a Miss
Jack Byron
James Carlisle
Club Patron
Jack Carrington
Waiter
Georgia Carroll
Miss January
Emmett Casey
Flunky
Thomas Clarke
Flunky
Theo Coffman
Miss October
Edward Cooper
Flunky
Earl Covert
Singer
Ziggy Elman
Trumpet Player
Mary Jane French
Miss November
June Glory
Audience Member
Jack Gordon
Villager
Aileen Haley
Miss July
Ben Hall
Waiter
John Huddleston
Member The Piep Pipers
Faith Kruger
Singer
Chuck Lowry
Member, The Pied Pipers
Art Miles
Marching Rebel on King Louis' Right
Six Hits and a Miss
Singers
Hans Moebus
Club Patron
Buddy Morrow
Member Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
Joyce Murray
Dancer
Ruth Ownbey
Miss September
Paul Power
Reporter
Sheila Rae
Dancer
Gene Ramey
Flunky
Virginia Rees
Singer
Mitchell Rhein
Villager
Harry Stanton
Singer
Allan Watson
Singer
Clark Yocum
Member The Pied Pipers
Dorothy Tuttle
Dancer (uncredited)
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