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DuBarry Was a Lady
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6.5Hat 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.
Released: 1943-08-13101 minDir: Roy Del RuthComedy, Fantasy, Music
Cast
- Red Skelton as Louis Blore / King Louis
- Lucille Ball as May Daly / Madame Du Barry
- Gene Kelly as Alec Howe / Black Arrow
- Virginia O'Brien as Ginny
- Rags Ragland as Charlie / Dauphin
- Zero Mostel as Rami / Taliostra
Themes
- dancer
- nightclub
- musical
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- fantasy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Roy Del Ruth
- Screenwriter
- Herbert Fields
- Cast member
- John George
- Composer
- Cole Porter
- Producer
- Arthur Freed
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- Karl Freund
- Narrative location
- France
- Duration
- 101
- FilmAffinity ID
- 927107
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Du Barry Was a Lady (1943) trailer 1.jpg
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- publication date
- 1943-01-01
- title
- DuBarry Was a Lady
- distributed by
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Commons category
- Du Barry Was a Lady (film)
- costume designer
- Irene Lentz
- production designer
- Cedric Gibbons
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