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''DuBarry Was a Lady'' is a 1943 American musical comedy film, starring Red Skelton, Lucille Ball, and Gene Kelly. It is based on the 1939 stage musical of the same name. Shot in Technicolor, the film was directed by Roy Del Ruth and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. ==Production== MGM originally purchased the rights to ''DuBarry was a Lady'' for $80,000 as an intended vehicle for Ann Sothern (Publicity posters (as seen above right) and the doll behind screen credits clearly bear Miss Sothern's likeness). When Sothern turned down the revised role, MGM decided to cast Lucille Ball. (Southern reportedly turned down the role because she was pregnant with her daughter, Tisha Sterling.)〔Karol, Michael. ''Lucy A to Z: The Lucille Ball Encyclopedia'', iUniverse, 2004, ISBN 0595752136, p. 128〕 The film used very little of the original Cole Porter score. According to ''TimeOut'', "this adaptation of the Cole Porter musical ditches most of the songs - and the lusty bawdiness that went with them - to fashion a vehicle for Skelton and Ball, in the process interpolating more 'suitable' numbers."〔("Review. 'Du Barry Was a Lady'" ) timeout.com, accessed October 30, 2015〕 According to ''TCM'', "MGM bought the rights to a popular stage property... then proceeded to make so many changes that it’s hardly the same show. Much of the Cole Porter score was scrapped for the film version...it retained only a few of the original songs and substituted new material by studio songwriters. The movie also cut out the racier overtones in the musical’s story."〔Fristoe, Roger. (''Du Barry Was a Lady'' ) tcm.com, accessed October 30, 2015〕 New characters were added, and many of the original characters' names were changed. The basic outline remained the same, although the relationships of some of the characters were different. In the film, Ginny (another singer) pines away for Louis, who is too infatuated with May Daly to notice, and it is only at the end that he realizes that Ginny loves him. The dream sequence was purposely delayed by more than forty-five minutes, with vaudeville-type acts performed as a floor show before the sequence got underway. The Louis XV - Mme. DuBarry scenes, unlike the play, featured very little singing. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Du Barry Was a Lady (film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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