Du Barry, Woman of Passion (1930)
Drama · Romance
Overview
Jeannette Vaubernier, an impulsive shopgirl en route to deliver a hat, dreams of luxury and position as she saunters through the woods, and attracted by a pool of water, she disrobes and plunges in. Cosse de Brissac, a handsome private in the King's Guards, comes to her rescue and they become sweethearts. Meanwhile, Jean Du Barry, a shrewd roué, takes note of her at the millinery shop and tricks her into staying at La Gourda's, where she soon becomes a favorite among the men.
Cast
- Norma Talmadge as Madame Du Barry
- William Farnum as Louis XV
- Conrad Nagel as Cosse de Brissac
- Hobart Bosworth as Duc de Brissac
- Alison Skipworth as La Gourdan
- E. Alyn Warren as Denys
- Edgar Norton as Renal
- Edwin Maxwell as Maupeou
- Henry Kolker as D'Aiguillon
- Oscar Apfel as Bit role