Site Revisions Underway Some Features May Not Work
Poster for Du Barry Was a Lady

Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)

★ 6.4/10 101 min Comedy, Fantasy, Music United States English
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Screenplay by: Irving Brecher
Adaptation: Nancy Hamilton
Theatre Plays: Buddy G. DeSylva, Herbert Fields
Lyricists: Cole Porter, Ralph Freed
Streaming: Not available
THE BIG SHOW is BIGGER THAN EVER!

Description

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.

Trailer

Top Cast

Red Skelton
Red Skelton Louis Blore / King Louis XV
Lucille Ball
Lucille Ball May Daly / Madame Du Barry
Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly Alec Howe / Black Arrow
Virginia O'Brien
Virginia O'Brien Ginny
Rags Ragland
Rags Ragland Charlie / Dauphin
Zero Mostel
Zero Mostel Rami, the Swami / Taliostra
Tommy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey Tommy Dorsey
Donald Meek
Donald Meek Mr. Jones / Duc de Choiseul

Powered by

TMDB
× Movie poster
Back to Film Diary Index