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Du Barry Was a Lady ()

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A nightclub's coatroom attendant who's in love with the club's singer accidentally sips a drugged drink that makes him dream he's French King Louis XV, courting the infamous Madame Du Barry.
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Louis Blore / King Louis XV
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May Daly / Madame Du Barry
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Alec Howe / Black Arrow
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Ginny / Du Barry's Companion
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Charlie / Dauphin (as 'Rags' Ragland)
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Rami - the Swami / Taliostra
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Mr. Jones / Duc de Choiseul
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Willie / Duc de Rigor
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Cheezy / Count de Roquefort
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Niagara
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Tommy Dorsey
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Tommy Dorsey's Orchestra
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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Marching Rebel Behind King Louis (uncredited)
Grace Albertson ...
Perfume Girl (uncredited)
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Mrs. McGowan (uncredited)
Ernie Alexander ...
Delivery Man with Flowers (uncredited)
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Marching Rebel Behind King Louis (uncredited)
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Nick (uncredited)
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Dancer (uncredited)
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Footman (uncredited)
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Ambrose's Wife (uncredited)
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Club Patron (uncredited)
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Old Lady on Subway (uncredited)
Tex Brodus ...
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
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Miss June (uncredited)
Pauline Byrne ...
Member Six Hits and a Miss (uncredited)
Jack Byron ...
Doubtful (uncredited)
James Carlisle ...
Club Patron (uncredited)
Jack Carrington ...
Waiter (uncredited)
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Miss January (uncredited)
Emett Casey ...
Flunky (uncredited)
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Flunky (uncredited)
Thomas Clarke ...
Flunky (uncredited)
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Dr. Pullit (uncredited)
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Miss October (uncredited)
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Charlie (uncredited)
Edward Cooper ...
Flunky (uncredited)
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Miss December (uncredited)
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Passerby (uncredited)
Earl Covert ...
Singer (uncredited)
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Wife Checking Her Coat (uncredited)
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Miss March (uncredited)
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Trumpet Player (uncredited)
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Guard Captain (uncredited)
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Lackey (uncredited)
Mary Jane French ...
Miss November (uncredited)
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Perfume Girl (uncredited)
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Villager (uncredited)
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Audience Member (uncredited)
Jack Gordon ...
Villager (uncredited)
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Miss April (uncredited)
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Miss July (uncredited)
Ben Hall ...
Waiter (uncredited)
Harry Hayden ...
Husband Checking Wife's Coat (uncredited)
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Singer (uncredited)
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Flunky (uncredited)
John Huddleston ...
Member - The Pied Pipers (uncredited)
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Singer (uncredited)
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Innkeeper (uncredited)
Faith Kruger ...
Singer (uncredited)
Vera Lee ...
Dancer (uncredited)
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Rebel Opening Door (uncredited)
Chuck Lowry ...
Member - The Pied Pipers (uncredited)
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Miss February (uncredited)
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Subway Passenger (uncredited)
Art Miles ...
Marching Rebel on King Louis' Right (uncredited)
Six Hits and a Miss ...
Singers (uncredited)
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Club Patron (uncredited)
Buddy Morrow ...
Member - Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (uncredited)
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Villager (uncredited)
Joyce Murray ...
Dancer (uncredited)
The Music Maids ...
Singers (uncredited)
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Man Getting Champagne (uncredited)
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Marching Rebel on King Louis' Left (uncredited)
Ruth Ownbey ...
Miss September (uncredited)
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Gatekeeper (uncredited)
The Pied Pipers ...
The Pied Pipers (uncredited)
Paul Power ...
Reporter (uncredited)
Sheila Rae ...
Dancer (uncredited)
Gene Ramey ...
Flunky (uncredited)
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Dancer (uncredited)
Virginia Rees ...
Singer (uncredited)
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Villager (uncredited)
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Member Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (uncredited)
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Man Watching Radio Interview (uncredited)
Jo Stafford ...
Member - The Pied Pipers (uncredited)
Harry Stanton ...
Singer (uncredited)
The Three Oxford Boys ...
Performers (uncredited)
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Mr. McGowan (uncredited)
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Lana Turner (uncredited)
Dorothy Tuttle ...
Dancer (uncredited)
Michael Visaroff ...
Flunky (uncredited)
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Ambrose (uncredited)
Allan Watson ...
Singer (uncredited)
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Miss August (uncredited)
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Miss May (uncredited)
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Radio Interviewer (uncredited)
Clark Yocum ...
Member - The Pied Pipers (uncredited)
Jimmy Zito ...
Self - Member of Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (uncredited)

Directed by

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Roy Del Ruth

Written by

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Herbert Fields ... (play) and
Buddy G. DeSylva ... (play) (as B.G. DeSylva)
 
Nancy Hamilton ... (adaptation)
 
Irving Brecher ... (screenplay)
 
Wilkie C. Mahoney ... (additional dialogue) (as Wilkie Mahoney)

Produced by

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Arthur Freed ... producer

Music by

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Daniele Amfitheatrof ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Karl Freund ... director of photography

Editing by

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Blanche Sewell

Editorial Department

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Henri Jaffa ... associate color director: Technicolor
Natalie Kalmus ... color director: Technicolor

Art Direction by

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Cedric Gibbons

Set Decoration by

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Edwin B. Willis

Costume Design by

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Gile Steele ... (costumes: men)

Makeup Department

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Jack Dawn ... makeup designer
Sydney Guilaroff ... hair stylist: Lucille Ball (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Marvin Stuart ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Henry Grace ... associate set decorator
Frank Wesselhoff ... painter (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Douglas Shearer ... recording director
James Brock ... sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Warren Newcombe ... special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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Harkness Smith ... camera operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Irene ... costume supervisor
Howard Shoup ... associate costume supervisor (as Shoup)
Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Leo Arnaud ... orchestrator
George Bassman ... orchestrator
Roger Edens ... music adaptor
Sy Oliver ... orchestrator
Merrill Pye ... musical presentation
George Stoll ... musical director (as Georgie Stoll)
Axel Stordahl ... orchestrator (as Alec Stordahl)
George Bassman ... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco ... composer: additional music (uncredited)
David Raksin ... composer: additional music (uncredited)
George Stoll ... composer: additional music (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Buddy G. DeSylva ... producer: stage play (as B.G. DeSylva)
Charles Walters ... dance director
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Hat-check man Louis Blore is in love with nightclub star May Daly; she is in love with a poor dancer, but she really wants to marry for money. When Louis wins the Irish Sweepstakes, he asks May to marry him and she accepts although 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

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Taglines THE BIG SHOW is BIGGER THAN EVER! (original poster) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Gentleman's Choice (United States)
  • Lady Du Barry (India, English title)
  • La du Barry était une dame (France)
  • La Dubarry era una dama (Spain)
  • Du Barry era o Doamnă (Romania)
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Runtime
  • 101 min
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Box Office

Budget $1,239,222 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia MGM hairstylist Sydney Guilaroff dyed Lucille Ball's hair flame red for this film, the color that she kept for the rest of her life and became her trademark. See more »
Goofs 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 »
Movie Connections Edited into Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002). See more »
Soundtracks DuBarry Was a Lady See more »
Crazy Credits The Three Oxford Boys are credited orally by the MC ('Gene Kelly') as The Oxford Boys. See more »
Quotes Old lady: My dear, when I was your age I could've married money. But instead I picked a very poor man whom I loved dearly. John and I have been married for 50 years, and day by day our love has bloomed into the most wonderful hatred. Next time I get hitched, it's for dough.
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