Du Barry Was a Lady (1943) - SFdb

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Basic facts
Links and resources
Titles
Crew
Cast
Companies

About the film
Plot summary
Swedish censorship / rating
Technical specifications
Comments
Original work

Production location
Release dates
Soundtrack listing
Awards
Related films
Subjects

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Basic facts

Media (1)

Original title	Du Barry Was a Lady
Film type	Feature
Category	Fiction
Director	Roy Del Ruth
Producer	Arthur Freed
Screenplay	Irving Brecher
Original work	DuBarry Was a Lady (Musical)
Production country	USA
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. controlled by Loew's Inc.
Classification	Allowed from age 15
Dialogue	English
Swedish release	1944-10-02

Cast

Red Skelton
Louis Blore / kung Ludvig 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

Titles

Original title	Du Barry Was a Lady
Swedish release title	Mitt majestät kung Ludde

Crew

Director	Roy Del Ruth
Screenplay	Irving Brecher
Producer	Arthur Freed
Director of Photography	Karl Freund
Choreography	Charles Walters
Production Designer	Cedric Gibbons Merrill Pye (musical presentation)
Film Editor	Blanche Sewell Harold F. Kress (as Harold Kress) (ej krediterad)
Production Mixer	Douglas Shearer James Brock (ej krediterad)
Assistant Director	Marvin Stuart (ej krediterad)
Technical Advisor	Natalie Kalmus (Technicolor) Henri Jaffa (Technicolor)
Dialogue	Wilkie C. Mahoney (as Wilkie Mahoney) (kompletterande)
Adaptation	Nancy Hamilton
Special Photographic Effects	Warren Newcombe
Orchestration	George Bassman Leo Arnaud Axel Stordahl Sy Oliver
Musical Director	George Stoll (as Georgie Stoll)
Set Decorator	Edwin B. Willis Henry Grace (biträdande)
Costume Designer	Irene Howard Shoup (as Shoup) (biträdande) Gile Steele (män)
Make-up Supervisor	Jack Dawn
Other Crew	Roger Edens (musikbearbetning)

Cast

Red Skelton	Louis Blore / kung Ludvig 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 / greve de Roquefort
Louise Beavers	Niagara
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra	orkester

Companies

Production Company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. controlled by Loew's Inc.
Copyright	Loew's Inc.	1943-05-06	(LP12072)
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm)	AB Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer	1944

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number	67166
Date	1944-05-03
Classification	Allowed from age 15
Original length	2760 meters

Technical specifications

Aspect ratio	1.37:1
Sound type	Sound
Sound system	Western Electric Recording
Colour type	Colour
Colour system	Technicolor
Carrier type	35 mm
Frames per second	24
Length in metres	2759 meter
Length in minutes	101 min
Reels	9 reels
Dialogue	English
Textad	Swedish

Original work

Original title	DuBarry Was a Lady (Musical)
Author	Herbert Fields	(book)
	B.G. DeSylva	(book)
Composer	Cole Porter
Lyrics	Cole Porter

Production location

1942-08

1942-11

Release dates

First showing	1943-08-19		New York City, New York	USA	101 min
Release in Sweden	1944-10-02	Riviera	Stockholm	Sweden	101 min
TV showing	2000-10-25	SVT1		Sweden

Holdings Posters

Size	Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity	1

Size	About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity	2

Holdings Stills

Black and white print	SET
Slides	1
Album	No

Holdings Promotion materials

Type	Program/Reklamtryck

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