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Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)
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13 August 1943 (USA) moreTagline:
The musical extravaganza that tops great Ziegfeld glory!Plot:
Hat check man Louis Blore is in love with nightclub star May Daly. May, however, is love with a poor dancer... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
ho hum musical comedy dominated by over-the-top Red Skelton moreCast
(Complete credited 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 (as 'Rags' Ragland) | |
| 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 & His Orchestra | ... | Themselves | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Tommy Dorsey | ... | Himself - Leader of Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra | |
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101 minCountry:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Filming Locations:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USAFun Stuff
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Near the end of the movie when Red Skelton, as Louis, has an arrow stuck in his rear-end, as he pleads for it to be removed he cracks: "Hurry up, this thing is starting to pick up several radio stations already". Coincidentally, three decades later his co-star Lucille Ball went public claiming she could hear radio programs directly in her head when driving near radio transmission towers. She explained that the metal fillings in her teeth detected strong radio signals making them audible to her. moreGoofs:
Crew or equipment visible: During the scene in Madame Du Barry's boudoir when King Louis XV is chasing Du Barry around the dressing table, a man sitting in a chair can be seen reflected in the mirror. moreQuotes:
Alec Howe: You know, it's too bad May couldn't marry for love *and* money.Louis Blore: You mean sort of a double wedding?
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(I've Grown So Lonely) Thinking of You moreFAQ
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How much you enjoy this will depend heavily I would think on how much you enjoy the verbal and physical shtick of Red Skelton, the star (along with Gene Kelly, Lucille Ball and the great if largely forgotten Virginia O'Brien) of both the main storyline (typical backstage musical farce with Kelly and Skelton vying for Ball's hand) and an extended dream sequence (Louis XV fending off a rebellion). I find Skelton quite irritating, and Ball's charm, Kelly's dancing, and the music of Tommy Dorsey just don't quite make up for it. I rarely like to use the word "dated", but if there's any film I've seen lately that it applies to, this be it brother. The way in which the dream sequence basically takes over the film is rather neat, and the color is nice, but on the whole I was not enthralled. I won't be searching out any best-of-Red Skelton sets anytime soon...
Watched on VHS