---
title: 'DuBarry Was a Lady (1943)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Roy Del Ruth'
released: '1943-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dubarry-was-a-lady-1943'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035829/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# DuBarry Was a Lady (1943)

1943 · 101 min · Fantasy, Comedy, Music · United States


## Synopsis

Du Barry Was a Lady is a 1943 American musical comedy film directed by Roy Del Ruth, starring Red Skelton, Lucille Ball, Gene Kelly, and Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra. It is based on the 1939 stage musical of the same name. Shot in Technicolor, the film was produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Roy Del Ruth](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-del-ruth)
- **Screenplay:** [Herbert Fields](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-fields)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Cole Porter](https://cinepixo.com/people/cole-porter)
- **Producer:** [Arthur Freed](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-freed)
- **Director of Photography:** [Karl Freund](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-freund)

## Cast

- [Louise Beavers](https://cinepixo.com/people/louise-beavers)
- [Rags Ragland](https://cinepixo.com/people/rags-ragland)
- [Hugh Beaumont](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugh-beaumont)
- [Red Skelton](https://cinepixo.com/people/red-skelton)
- [Charles Pearce Coleman](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-pearce-coleman)
- [Lana Turner](https://cinepixo.com/people/lana-turner)
- [Ava Gardner](https://cinepixo.com/people/ava-gardner)
- [Sig Arno](https://cinepixo.com/people/sig-arno)
- [Don Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-wilson)
- [George Givot](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-givot)
- [John George](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-george)
- [Maurice Costello](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-costello)
- [Dolly Haas](https://cinepixo.com/people/dolly-haas)
- [Mitchell Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/mitchell-lewis)
- [Harry Hayden](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-hayden)

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