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Du Barry Was a Lady (1943) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Roy Del Ruth

Writing Credits  

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)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Red Skelton ... Louis Blore / King Louis XV
Lucille Ball ... May Daly / Madame Du Barry
Gene Kelly ... Alec Howe / Black Arrow
Virginia O'Brien ... Ginny / Du Barry's Companion
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 ... Tommy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra ... Tommy Dorsey's Orchestra
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Richard Ainley ... Marching Rebel Behind King Louis (uncredited)
Grace Albertson Grace Albertson ... Perfume Girl (uncredited)
Kay Aldridge ... Mrs. McGowan (uncredited)
Ernie Alexander Ernie Alexander ... Delivery Man with Flowers (uncredited)
Richard Alexander ... Marching Rebel Behind King Louis (uncredited)
Sig Arno ... Nick (uncredited)
Eleanor Bayley ... Dancer (uncredited)
Hugh Beaumont ... Footman (uncredited)
Barbara Bedford ... Ambrose's Wife (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict ... Club Patron (uncredited)
Clara Blandick ... Old Lady on Subway (uncredited)
Tex Brodus Tex Brodus ... Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Hazel Brooks ... Miss June (uncredited)
Pauline Byrne Pauline Byrne ... Member Six Hits and a Miss (uncredited)
Jack Byron Jack Byron ... Doubtful (uncredited)
James Carlisle James Carlisle ... Club Patron (uncredited)
Jack Carrington Jack Carrington ... Waiter (uncredited)
Georgia Carroll ... Miss January (uncredited)
Emett Casey Emett Casey ... Flunky (uncredited)
Willy Castello ... Flunky (uncredited)
Thomas Clarke Thomas Clarke ... Flunky (uncredited)
Chester Clute ... Dr. Pullit (uncredited)
Theo Coffman ... Miss October (uncredited)
Charles Coleman ... Charlie (uncredited)
Edward Cooper Edward Cooper ... Flunky (uncredited)
Inez Cooper ... Miss December (uncredited)
Maurice Costello ... Passerby (uncredited)
Earl Covert Earl Covert ... Singer (uncredited)
Cecil Cunningham ... Wife Checking Her Coat (uncredited)
Natalie Draper ... Miss March (uncredited)
Ziggy Elman ... Trumpet Player (uncredited)
William Forrest ... Guard Captain (uncredited)
Christian J. Frank ... Lackey (uncredited)
Mary Jane French Mary Jane French ... Miss November (uncredited)
Ava Gardner ... Perfume Girl (uncredited)
John George ... Villager (uncredited)
June Glory ... Audience Member (uncredited)
Jack Gordon Jack Gordon ... Villager (uncredited)
Dolly Haas ... Miss April (uncredited)
Aileen Haley ... Miss July (uncredited)
Ben Hall Ben Hall ... Waiter (uncredited)
Harry Hayden Harry Hayden ... Husband Checking Wife's Coat (uncredited)
Dick Haymes ... Singer (uncredited)
Dell Henderson ... Flunky (uncredited)
John Huddleston John Huddleston ... Member - The Pied Pipers (uncredited)
Delos Jewkes ... Singer (uncredited)
Charles Judels ... Innkeeper (uncredited)
Faith Kruger Faith Kruger ... Singer (uncredited)
Vera Lee Vera Lee ... Dancer (uncredited)
Mitchell Lewis ... Rebel Opening Door (uncredited)
Chuck Lowry Chuck Lowry ... Member - The Pied Pipers (uncredited)
Marilyn Maxwell ... Miss February (uncredited)
Claire McDowell ... Subway Passenger (uncredited)
Art Miles Art Miles ... Marching Rebel on King Louis' Right (uncredited)
Six Hits and a Miss Six Hits and a Miss ... Singers (uncredited)
Hans Moebus ... Club Patron (uncredited)
Buddy Morrow Buddy Morrow ... Member - Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (uncredited)
Sol Murgi ... Villager (uncredited)
Joyce Murray Joyce Murray ... Dancer (uncredited)
The Music Maids The Music Maids ... Singers (uncredited)
David Newell ... Man Getting Champagne (uncredited)
Paul Newlan ... Marching Rebel on King Louis' Left (uncredited)
Ruth Ownbey Ruth Ownbey ... Miss September (uncredited)
Emory Parnell ... Gatekeeper (uncredited)
The Pied Pipers The Pied Pipers ... The Pied Pipers (uncredited)
Paul Power ... Reporter (uncredited)
Sheila Rae Sheila Rae ... Dancer (uncredited)
Gene Ramey Gene Ramey ... Flunky (uncredited)
Dorothy Raye ... Dancer (uncredited)
Virginia Rees Virginia Rees ... Singer (uncredited)
Mitchell Rhein ... Villager (uncredited)
Buddy Rich ... Member Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (uncredited)
Cyril Ring ... Man Watching Radio Interview (uncredited)
Jo Stafford Jo Stafford ... Member - The Pied Pipers (uncredited)
Harry Stanton Harry Stanton ... Singer (uncredited)
The Three Oxford Boys The Three Oxford Boys ... Performers (uncredited)
Andrew Tombes ... Mr. McGowan (uncredited)
Lana Turner ... Lana Turner (uncredited)
Dorothy Tuttle Dorothy Tuttle ... Dancer (uncredited)
Michael Visaroff Michael Visaroff ... Flunky (uncredited)
Pierre Watkin ... Ambrose (uncredited)
Allan Watson Allan Watson ... Singer (uncredited)
Eve Whitney ... Miss August (uncredited)
Kay Williams ... Miss May (uncredited)
Don Wilson ... Radio Interviewer (uncredited)
Clark Yocum Clark Yocum ... Member - The Pied Pipers (uncredited)
Jimmy Zito Jimmy Zito ... Self - Member of Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (uncredited)

Produced by 

Arthur Freed ... producer

Music by 

Daniele Amfitheatrof ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by 

Karl Freund ... director of photography

Editing by 

Blanche Sewell

Art Direction by 

Cedric Gibbons

Set Decoration by 

Edwin B. Willis

Costume Design by 

Gile Steele ... (costumes: men)

Makeup Department 

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

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Marvin Stuart ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department 

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

Sound Department 

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

Special Effects by 

Warren Newcombe ... special effects

Camera and Electrical Department 

Harkness Smith ... camera operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

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

Editorial Department 

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

Music Department 

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 

Buddy G. DeSylva ... producer: stage play (as B.G. DeSylva)
Charles Walters ... dance director
Adolfo Geri ... italian voice dubbing: Gene Kelly (uncredited)
Carlo Romano ... italian voice dubbing: Red Skelton (uncredited)
Wanda Tettoni ... italian voice dubbing: Lucille Ball (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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