Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)
Red Skelton: Louis Blore, King Louis XV
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Quotes
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Charlie : We'll slip him a Rooney.
Louis Blore : A Rooney? What's that?
Charlie : It's a high-powered Mickey.
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Ginny : Can't you see I love you and want you for the father of my children?
Louis Blore : I didn't know you had any!
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Louis Blore : You remind me of one of those girls in Esquire, the ones with clothes on, of course.
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May Daly : I see you want to buy me.
Louis Blore : Gosh no, Miss Daly, I want to marry you!
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King Louis XV : Hey! Men don't kiss men!
Dauphin : They do in France, Pop.
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King Louis XV : Your Majesty, now, may I hang him?
King Louis XV : Sure. No! What kind of a king do you think I am, anyway? We'll give him a fair trial. Then we'll hang him.
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King Louis XV : [singing] Tra-la-la-la-la-la-la-la you've come to wash my face!
Maids : [singing in return] Tra-la-la-la-la-la-la-la we've come to wash your face!
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Louis Blore : Money ain't changed *me*, I'm still lovable!
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King Louis XV : What's this?
Duc de Rigor : Your breakfast, Sire.
King Louis XV : Well, who eats who?
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King Louis XV : What's the setup around here, am I really the King?
Dauphin : Anyone who says you ain't, dies.
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King Louis XV : Don't you know that kings can do no wrong?
Madame Du Barry : That's my plan!
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Duc de Rigor : Who dares to interfere?
King Louis XV : Me! My Majesty!
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Ginny : You never look at me like that.
Louis Blore : You never look like tha!
Ginny : Louis, if you're not doing anything after work, I'd like to take you home.
Louis Blore : No. Not after last night.
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Louis Blore : She's just excited. She's never married me before.
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Alec Howe : You know, it's too bad May couldn't marry for love *and* money.
Louis Blore : You mean sort of a double wedding?
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Louis Blore : Here's to I, May, and you - the eternal rectangle. If this was back in the glorious days of France, I would be King Louis, May would be Du Barry, and you would be one of the common folks - a peasant.
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King Louis XV : For parading without a license each of you gets thirty days. For planning to knock me off, you get the guillotine.
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King Louis XV : Wait a minute, son, how old are you?
Dauphin : 32.
King Louis XV : Hey, that doesn't make sense! I'm only 28!
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Louis Blore : Look, I don't mean to be chasing you, but I heard you say you wanted to be alone, so I figured you wouldn't mind if I walked with you.
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Louis Blore : The boarding house where I live is so crowded, you have to take a bath piggyback.
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King Louis XV : Say, who's King around here, anyway?
Duc de Rigor : You are, Your Majesty.
King Louis XV : You sure I ain't the Queen?
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Louis Blore : Hey, why is it all the rich people have all the money?
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Louis Blore : [singing] If Lana Turner doesn't set your brain awhirl, Then you don't love a lovely girl...
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King Louis XV : [singing] Now, pray thee tell me, pretty maids your duty to the throne
Perfume Girl : After Your Grace has washed his face, We squirt you with cologne...
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King Louis XV : Tell me, have I got a girl?
Dauphin : Have you got a - are you kidding, Pop? First there was Madam Pompadour.
[wink]
Dauphin : Then, the Duchess de Chateauroux.
[wink]
Dauphin : And then Countess Jailbait.
[wink]
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King Louis XV : Hey, where'd you get all those beautiful girls?
Dauphin : You give them to me for Christmas, and all the time I wanted a pony.
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King Louis XV : if you're married, why are you chasing around those girls?
Dauphin : Because I want to be like you, Pop.
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King Louis XV : The royal flowers from the royal garden into your royal arms.
Madame Du Barry : And right in your royal kisser!
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King Louis XV : You've already got a man. It's me, and I'm against hoarding.
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King Louis XV : I'm sorry if I rushed you, but I may be dreaming and I wanted to catch you before I woke up.
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King Louis XV : [singing] I regret to say, I'm unable to partake of your table, You'd be more delish, Account of you're my favorite dish, Madam, if, I don't touch a bite, It's not because I've lost my appetite, I want what you've got plenty of, Madam, I came here for love.
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Madame Du Barry : Find the man I want and bring him here, to me!
King Louis XV : Well, personally, I think you have enough men here now. What is this, the boudoir or the barracks?
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King Louis XV : If I pardon him, I'm left holding the bag, while he's holding you.
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[last lines]
Louis Blore : You know, Ginny, I never appreciated you till now. Can we still be friends?
Ginny : Absolutely not.
[kiss and sings]
Ginny : If they ever black your eyes, put me wise ,If they ever cook your goose, turn me loose, If they ever put a bullet through your brain, I'll complain
Louis Blore , Ginny , May Daly , Alec Howe , Tommy Dorsey : It's friendship, friendship, Just a perfect blendship, When other friendships go up in smoke, Ours will still be oak
Louis Blore , Ginny , May Daly , Alec Howe , Tommy Dorsey : Good evening, friends
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King Louis XV : What's he got that I wish I had, and how can I get it?
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Alec Howe : Louis, you're a Prince.
Louis Blore : Ah, I used to be a King.
May Daly : You still are, Louis.
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Duc de Choiseul : Your Majesty knows this scoundrel?
King Louis XV : Sure, I know him a long time from now.
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King Louis XV : Two hundred years from now, history books will say, "King Louis was screwy."