Madame Du Barry (1917)
105 min
After Jeanette becomes the mistress of the ambitious Jean du Barry, he marries her off to one of his cousins so that she has an entre to the royal court. She soon becomes the favorite of the King and Jean du Barry becomes a regular around the court too. But all this is disturbed when Madame du Barry falls for Conte Brissac of the King's Guard. Jean du Barry's attempts to expose her affair only get him banished from the court.
- Release date
- December 30, 1917
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Theda Bara as Madame Du Barry
- Charles Clary as Louis XV
- Fred Church as Cossé-Brissac
- Herschel Mayall as Jean DuBarry
- Genevieve Blinn as Duchess deGaumont
- Willard Louis as Guillaume DuBarry
- Hector V. Sarno as Lebel
- Dorothy Drake as Henriette
- Rosita Marstini as Mother Savord
- Joe King
Crew
- J. Gordon Edwards · Director
- Alexandre Dumas · Writer
- Adrian Johnson · Writer
- J. Gordon Edwards · Producer
- John W. Boyle · Cinematographer
- Rial Schellinger · Cinematographer