Du Barry Was a Lady
"THE BIG SHOW is BIGGER THAN EVER!"
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.
Movie Details
Languages
English
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Key Crew
Roy Del Ruth
Director
Cast
Red Skelton
Louis Blore / King Louis XV
Lucille Ball
May Daly / Madame Du Barry
Gene Kelly
Alec Howe / Black Arrow
Virginia O'Brien
Ginny
Rags Ragland
Charlie / Dauphin
Zero Mostel
Rami - the Swami / Taliostra
Donald Meek
Mr. Jones / Duc de Choiseul
Douglass Dumbrille
Willie / Duc de Rigor
George Givot
Cheezy / Count de Roquefort
Louise Beavers
Niagara
Tommy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey
Hugh Beaumont
Footman (uncredited)
Natalie Draper
Miss March (uncredited)
Ava Gardner
Perfume Girl (uncredited)
Lana Turner
Lana Turner (uncredited)
Eve Whitney
Miss August
Sig Arno
Nick (uncredited)
Barbara Bedford
Ambrose's Wife (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
Club Patron (uncredited)
Clara Blandick
Old Lady on Subway (uncredited)
