 |  | Lucille Ball's Musical Debut! |  |
When I saw that "Dubarry Was a Lady" had Gene Kelly and Lucille Ball in it, I had to rent it. I don't know why, but I couldn't seem to see the two of them in a movie together. (Why do they put Gene Kelly in movies with ladies that are tall when he is so short?)
Lucille Ball plays May Daly, a nightclub singer and dancer, who has fallen in love with Gene Kelly. She refuses to marry him though because she is a poor songwriter and she wants to marry someone rich. So when Red Skelton wins a jackpot, she decides to marry him. Then they go into a big dream sequence that, I will admit, can get kind of slow.
Virginia O'Brien also stars as a waitress who has a crush on Red Skelton. So though this may not be the best musical it's worth a look!
April 12, 2008Very fun musical with some good dance numbers. DVD transfer quality is outstanding. The colors, costumes are excellent. It's great to see Lucille Ball with that red hair in technicolor. I've always thought she was a pretty woman, but in this movie she is stunningly beautiful. What a treat for the eyes!!
December 22, 2007 | | Reserved for rabid Lucille fans | |
You have to be a rabid Lucille Ball fan to enjoy this rather boring piece of fluff. The sinister "comedy scenes" between Ball and Kelly are a drag and Zero Mostel makes an incredibly bad imitation of Charles Boyer. Production numbers have the usual Metro polish, the Technicolor is gorgeous, but the end result is a big disappointment. For a much better experience, look at BEST FOOT FORWARD (DVD/P&S-1.33/ENG-FUB)
September 29, 2007Hapless nightclub hat check boy Red Skelton (1913-1997) Loves glamourous chanteuse Lucille Ball (1911-1989) . Handsome hoofer Gene Kelly (1912-1996) loves her too . And Lucy ? Lucy loves money . Then Red Skelton misstakely gulps down a Mickey Finn , dreams he's in 18th-century France and before you can powder your wig , a throng of suitors - Red , Gene , King Louis XV , a dashing rebel , a sinister duke and just about -everybody loves lucy ? This glittery , tune-filled bon-bon features a supporting cast of wags and wits (including the inimitable Zero Mostel 1915-1977 ) and three Cole Porter (1891-1964) songs from the original Broadway smash : Friendship , Katie wnt to Haiti and Do i love you ? Cherchez la Lucy for comedy , music and star power from Hollywood's Golden Era . High Quality Transfer . Recommended .
July 14, 2007 | | LUCY LIVENS COLORFUL ROMP.... | |
While not the epitome of 40's musicals, "Du Barry" is good fun for several reasons. First being Lucille Ball, who looks stunning in Technicolor. Then there's the Technicolor itself which is vivid and bright with MGM gloss. There's the fantastic costumes, the Tommy Dorsey orchestra providing great swing music, an appealing Red Skelton and a handsome Gene Kelly. Less appealing is a mugging Zero Mostel. Then there's a deadpan Virginia O'Brien doing a delightfully laconic faux strip-tease to a song about "Salome". She almost steals the show. But then, "Du Barry" IS a show based on a risque Broadway show but watered down for 40's film audiences. The plot is ridiculous about Skelton's Mickey Finn causing a Louis XIV hallucination involving a cast of nightclub performers with Lucy (torn between love and money) figuring as the notorious Madame Du Barry. Just enjoy the MGM spectacle and music (and Lucy) and marvel at what musicals used to be. Pure entertainment. The DVD print is fantastic. Enjoy.
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