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DuBarry (1915)
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DuBarry is a lost 1915 silent film historical drama based on David Belasco's 1901 play DuBarry. The play itself is adapted from the novel Memoirs d'un médicin by Alexandre Dumas. Mrs. Leslie Carter reprises her role from the Broadway play.
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Mrs Leslie Carter
(Jeanette Vaubennier/Madame Du Barry)
Louis Payne
(Papa Nuncio)
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