Du Barry Was a Lady
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- Year:
- 1943
- 101 min
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Back in the 18th century
when romance was in bloom
And Louis XV wasn't just a sofa in a room
who knew a thing or two
Got very, very chummy
with His Majesty, King Lou
The people disapproved of her
in no uncertain tone
Still, they'd agree that Madam D
was a power behind the throne
Behind her back, they called her names
On that we will not tarry
But to her face, with elegant grace
They said Madame Du Barry
Madame, Madame
They said Madame
Du Barry
Perhaps she was
a gorgeous little hussy from Bordeaux
But there's one thing
we positively absolutely know
Du Barry was a lady
No matter what they may say
Du Barry was a lady
The fairest gal of her day
She had to pull no strings
for the King's blessing
He fell in love with her French dressing
To marry this Du Barry
was every nobleman's goal
And put them all together
they'd fill the Hollywood Bowl
I couldn't tell you how, but she got along
And if she was no lady
fifty million Frenchmen were wrong
Though she started out in squalor
And though her past was shady
You can bet your bottom dollar
She ended up a lady
Du Barry
Du Barry was a lady
Oh, Rami, isn't she wonderful?
Take away her eyes, her nose, her mouth
and her ears and what have you got?
A blank expression.
She's wonderful.
- You never look at me like that.
- You never look like that.
Louis, if you're not doing anything
after work, I'd like to take you home.
No. Not after last night.
Oh, you could never be happy here.
Please marry me
and let me take you away from all this.
And after we're married
and settled down in our little love nest,
maybe the stork'd come to our house
and bring us a lot of little...
Cigars, cigarettes, chewing gum.
Du Barry was a lady
Oh, what a lady was she
the last time I saw Paris
With wealthy knights she was chummy...
Please be very careful with this.
It's kolinsky.
Would you give me a check, please?
That's May Daly.
- Who?
- May Daly.
That's May Daly.
It doesn't matter now how she got along
If she was double-dating
Du Barry was okay
And if her life was shady
Well, who are we to say?
But if she was no lady maybe twenty
- Thirty
- Forty
Fifty million Frenchmen were wrong
Madame, you are about to meet
a handsome man.
- Not too young, not too old.
- About my age?
I see both of you meeting
in a secluded, moonlit, romantic nightclub.
But I've got to polish up the crystal ball.
Have you got a soft, slightly used $5 bill?
- Do you think this will be soft enough?
- It will have to do.
You will meet this man.
He will be wearing a tuxedo,
eyeglasses and some hair.
This is the man, your soul mate.
Marry him, madam, and you marry her.
$5, please.
That's a good one on you, Swami.
We were married last night.
- Weren't we, Mr. McGeehan?
- McGowan.
Oh, yeah. McGowan.
Marry Mr. McQuinn.
He is so charming, so debonair.
He reminds me of that well-known actor.
You know, the one who makes love
to beautiful girls like Hedy Lamarr.
You know who I mean.
Hedy.
My name is Pepe le Coco.
And I come from the Kasbah, Hedy,
the Kasbah.
You know what is the Kasbah?
It is right next to the delicatessen.
Hedy, I love you, I adore you.
I love your visage. I love your face.
I love your eyes,
and your lips and your hair, Hedy.
Let me run through your hair
barefoot.
Hedy, I love you, I adore you.
Look across the sea and what do you see?
Paris and the white way,
and the Rue de Montmartre,
and the Champs lyses.
Hedy.
And this one thing, this one question,
runs through my mind again and again.
And it wants to know this one thing,
this one question, this one thing.
And my temples throb,
and my... doesn't know what to say,
my throat clenches tight
and my heart beats faster and faster.
Faster and faster beats my heart.
And it wants to know this one thing,
this one question, this one thing.
Will you go with me
to the high school prom?
- Louis, old pal, I'm glad to see you.
- Hello.
- Louis, I got bad news for you.
- What?
The cook out there just said
you were the tightest guy in the place.
But I stuck up for you.
I told him you had a heart as big as Texas.
- The cook said that?
- Yeah.
And he bet me 5 bucks
I couldn't borrow 5 bucks from you.
- Oh, he did, did he?
- Yeah. How do you like a guy like that?
Well, wait a minute. When do I get it back?
Just as soon as I see the cook.
Oh, now do you think
I'm as dumb as I look?
I'll give it back to you Saturday.
This is the cook's day off.
How sure can I be
I'm gonna get it back Saturday?
Just as sure as she's alive.
Oh, no. I gotta have better proof than that.
Look, Louis, I don't want
this dough for myself.
I want to spend it on someone.
Someone we both admire.
May Daly.
- You got a date with May Daly?
- Nobody else.
She'll turn you down
like she did last night.
May was tired last night.
She went straight home.
Oh, she did, huh?
Hey, I'll tell you what.
If May goes out with you tonight,
you don't have to return the 5 bucks.
But if she don't, you owe me $10.
Are you kidding?
Sucker.
You're wrong, Rami. He did lend it to me.
- Fly specks.
- Hey.
That guy's a friend of yours, isn't he?
I, Rami, have only one true friend,
Baldor the Omnipotent.
The voice from the beyond.
But I've got to admit,
me and the kid is pretty chummy.
Yeah? Well, tell him he's wasting his time.
You know who Miss Daly's
going out with tonight?
Don't look in that goldfish bowl.
I'll tell you.
Him.
- Handsome chap, isn't he?
- There's the rest of him out there.
- Cigars, cigarettes.
- Give me a cigar.
- Keep the change.
-20 bucks.
Gee, that entitles you to a match.
Cigars, cigarettes.
Ladies and gentlemen,
the Club Petite presents three boys
who will give you their vocal impressions
of well-known bands on the radio.
May I introduce to you the Oxford Boys.
Let's dance a while
to the original Kay Kyser style.
Evening, folks. How you all?
Presenting Mr. Harry Babbitt.
So long, everybody.
It's pleasure time.
A cigarette, sweet music and you
A perfect blend for dreaming come true
Light up and listen
to the shortest 15 minutes on radio
with Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians.
And this is Fred Waring
and over half-a-hundred Pennsylvanians
saying even in sleep, a song is the thing.
Good night, all.
From coast to coast it's Horace Heidt,
the trumpeters and the singing guitar.
Here's the country's number one
trumpet player, Harry James,
playing Sleepy Lagoon.
The sweetest music this side of heaven,
with Guy Lombardo and the trio singing.
You are my sunshine
My only sunshine
You make me happy
When skies are gray
And here's our own sentimental
gentleman of swing, Tommy Dorsey,
his trombone and his band.
Oh, I forgot to tell you.
Willie the wolf man's out there waiting.
Yes, I know. He sent in the evidence.
Oh, six orchids. My, my, my!
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