Du Barry Was a Lady

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Du Barry Was a Lady

film by Del Ruth [1943]

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Charles Walters
…films of the decade, including Du Barry Was a Lady (1943), Girl Crazy (1943), Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), and Summer Holiday (1948); he also handled some of the choreography for Ziegfeld Follies (1945) and The Harvey Girls (1946).
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…films of the decade, including Du Barry Was a Lady (1943), Girl Crazy (1943), Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), and Summer Holiday (1948); he also handled some of the choreography for Ziegfeld Follies (1945) and The Harvey Girls (1946).
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Roy Del Ruth
Middle years
Du Barry Was a Lady (1943), with Lucille Ball and Red Skelton, had great potential—the original stage version was a huge success on Broadway—but Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cut most of Cole Porter’s score, limiting the film’s appeal. Del Ruth’s two films from 1944, Broadway Rhythm and Barbary…
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Du Barry Was a Lady (1943), with Lucille Ball and Red Skelton, had great potential—the original stage version was a huge success on Broadway—but Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cut most of Cole Porter’s score, limiting the film’s appeal. Del Ruth’s two films from 1944, Broadway Rhythm and Barbary…
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Lucille Ball
Early life and career
…Street (1942) with Henry Fonda, Du Barry Was a Lady (1943), Without Love (1945), Ziegfeld Follies (1946), and Sorrowful Jones (1949) and Fancy Pants (1950), both with Bob Hope. All of her comedies were box office successes, but they failed to make the most of her wide-ranging talents.
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…Street (1942) with Henry Fonda, Du Barry Was a Lady (1943), Without Love (1945), Ziegfeld Follies (1946), and Sorrowful Jones (1949) and Fancy Pants (1950), both with Bob Hope. All of her comedies were box office successes, but they failed to make the most of her wide-ranging talents.
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