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Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)Hat check man Louis Blore is in love with nightclub star May Daly. May, however, is love with a poor dancer, but wants to marry for money. When Louis wins the Irish Sweepstakes, he asks May... See full summary » Director:Roy Del Ruth |
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Cast
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| Red Skelton | ... |
Louis Blore /
King Louis XV
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| Lucille Ball | ... |
May Daly /
Madame Du Barry
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| Gene Kelly | ... |
Alec Howe /
Black Arrow
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| Virginia O'Brien | ... |
Ginny
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Rags Ragland | ... |
Charlie /
Dauphin
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| Zero Mostel | ... |
Rami - the Swami /
Taliostra
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| Donald Meek | ... |
Mr. Jones /
Duc de Choiseul
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| Douglass Dumbrille | ... |
Willie /
Duc de Rigor
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George Givot | ... |
Cheezy /
Count de Roquefort
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Louise Beavers | ... |
Niagara
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| Tommy Dorsey | ... |
Himself
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Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra | ... |
Themselves
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Hat check man Louis Blore is in love with nightclub star May Daly. May, however, is 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. Written by Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>
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Broadway's might tune-jammed fun-show is M-G-M's biggest musical screen sensation now! (original poster) See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
13 August 1943 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Gentleman's Choice See more »Filming Locations:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USABox Office
Budget:
$1,239,222 (estimated)Company Credits
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Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Color:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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(1926)
Written by Walter Donaldson and Paul Ash
Performed by The Three Oxford Boys imitating Kay Kyser and His Orchestra
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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. See more »Quotes
Dauphin: Get your Daily Chopping Guide! You can't tell which head is which without a program!See more »
Crazy Credits
The Three Oxford Boys are credited orally by the MC ('Gene Kelly') as The Oxford Boys. See more »Soundtracks
" (I've Grown So Lonely) Thinking of You"(1926)
Written by Walter Donaldson and Paul Ash
Performed by The Three Oxford Boys imitating Kay Kyser and His Orchestra
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Nightclub singer dreams of marrying into money but is in love with a poor fellow. Fluffy musical comedy plays like a variety show, with minimal plot holding together musical numbers and comedy skits. The film looks good in Technicolor, with red hairs of Skelton and Ball (dyed for this film and kept so thereafter) featured prominently. It's nothing special, but it's not terribly painful to watch either. Lucy mostly plays it straight while Skelton provides the comedy as a hat check man who wins the sweepstakes and woos Lucy. In only his second film, Kelly completes an unlikely love triangle as Lucy's poor and sullen boyfriend.