The Loves of Madame Dubarry

(Redirected from I Give My Heart)

1935 British film

I Give My Heart

Directed by	Marcel Varnel
Written by	Roger Burford Frank Launder Curt Siodmak Richard Genée (1879 libretto) Camillo Walzel (1879 libretto) Paul Knepler [de] (1931 libretto) Ignaz Michael Welleminsky [de] (1931 libretto) Hans Martin Cremer (1931 libretto)
Based on	The DuBarry by Carl Millöcker
Produced by	Walter C. Mycroft
Starring	Gitta Alpar Patrick Waddington Owen Nares Arthur Margetson
Cinematography	Claude Friese-Greene
Production company	British International Pictures
Distributed by	Wardour Films, England
Release dates	25 October 1935 (1935-10-25) (London, England)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

I Give My Heart (US-Title: The Loves of Madame Dubarry) is a 1935 British historical film adapted from the stage operetta The DuBarry by Carl Millöcker and arranged by Theo Mackeben. Directed by Marcel Varnel, and produced by British International Pictures (BIP). It is based on the life of Madame Du Barry.

Plot

Jeanne is a milliner courted by aristocrats. She first has an affair with René, a young writer for Count du Barry. She then marries the Count in order to become Louis XV's mistress.

Cast

Gitta Alpar as Madame du Barry
Patrick Waddington as René
Owen Nares as Louis XV of France
Arthur Margetson as Count Du Barry
Margaret Bannerman as Marechale
Hugh Miller as Choiseul
Gibb McLaughlin as De Brissac
Iris Ashley as Margot
Hay Petrie as Cascal
Cicely Paget-Bowman
Philip Ridgeway

Critical reception

Allmovie described it as "standard historical-drama fare, allowing dozens of top European actors to play "dress-up" for 90 minutes"; while TV Guide noted "A rather stiff British production that is well done but not compelling," rating it 2/5 stars.

References

^ "Loves of Mme. Du Barry (1938) - | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.
Gifford, Denis (1 April 2016). British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non-Fiction Film. Routledge. ISBN 9781317740636 – via Google Books.
"I Give My Heart (1936)". BFI. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019.
"Madame du Barry". Palace of Versailles. 26 October 2016.
"The Loves Of Madame Du Barry | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.

External links

The Loves of Madame Dubarry at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Marcel Varnel
The Silent Witness (1932) Chandu the Magician (1932) Infernal Machine (1933) Freedom of the Seas (1934) Girls Will Be Boys (1934) Royal Cavalcade (1935) Dance Band (1935) The Loves of Madame Dubarry (1935) No Monkey Business (1935) Public Nuisance No. 1 (1936) All In (1936) Good Morning, Boys (1937) O-Kay for Sound (1937) Oh, Mr Porter! (1937) Convict 99 (1938) Alf's Button Afloat (1938) Hey! Hey! USA (1938) Old Bones of the River (1938) Ask a Policeman (1939) Where's That Fire? (1939) The Frozen Limits (1939) Band Waggon (1940) Let George Do It! (1940) Neutral Port (1940) Gasbags (1941) The Ghost of St. Michael's (1941) Turned Out Nice Again (1941) I Thank You (1941) South American George (1941) Hi Gang! (1941) Much Too Shy (1942) King Arthur Was a Gentleman (1942) Get Cracking (1943) Bell-Bottom George (1944) He Snoops to Conquer (1944) I Didn't Do It (1945) George in Civvy Street (1946) This Man Is Mine (1946)

Films directed by Marcel Varnel

The Silent Witness (1932)
Chandu the Magician (1932)
Infernal Machine (1933)
Freedom of the Seas (1934)
Girls Will Be Boys (1934)
Royal Cavalcade (1935)
Dance Band (1935)
The Loves of Madame Dubarry (1935)
No Monkey Business (1935)
Public Nuisance No. 1 (1936)
All In (1936)
Good Morning, Boys (1937)
O-Kay for Sound (1937)
Oh, Mr Porter! (1937)
Convict 99 (1938)
Alf's Button Afloat (1938)
Hey! Hey! USA (1938)
Old Bones of the River (1938)
Ask a Policeman (1939)
Where's That Fire? (1939)
The Frozen Limits (1939)
Band Waggon (1940)
Let George Do It! (1940)
Neutral Port (1940)
Gasbags (1941)
The Ghost of St. Michael's (1941)
Turned Out Nice Again (1941)
I Thank You (1941)
South American George (1941)
Hi Gang! (1941)
Much Too Shy (1942)
King Arthur Was a Gentleman (1942)
Get Cracking (1943)
Bell-Bottom George (1944)
He Snoops to Conquer (1944)
I Didn't Do It (1945)
George in Civvy Street (1946)
This Man Is Mine (1946)

Works by Curt Siodmak

Novel

Donovan's Brain (1942)

Film

Screenplay	People on Sunday (1930) Le Bal (1931) F.P.1 (1932) Girls Will Be Boys (1934) It's a Bet (1935) The Loves of Madame Dubarry (1935) The Tunnel (1935) Abdul the Damned (1935, uncredited) Non-Stop New York (1937) Her Jungle Love (1938) The Invisible Man Returns (1940) Black Friday (1940) The Ape (1940) Pacific Blackout (1941) The Wolf Man (1941) Invisible Agent (1942) I Walked with a Zombie (1943) Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) The Climax (1944) Frisco Sal (1945) Shady Lady (1945) The Beast with Five Fingers (1946) Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1949) Bride of the Gorilla (1951) The Magnetic Monster (1953) Riders to the Stars (1954) Creature with the Atom Brain (1955) Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (1962)
Story	Son of Dracula (1943) House of Frankenstein (1944) Berlin Express (1948) Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
Director	People on Sunday (1930) Bride of the Gorilla (1951) The Magnetic Monster (1953) Curucu, Beast of the Amazon (1957) Love Slaves of the Amazons (1958) The Devil's Messenger (1961, uncredited)

Films of Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat

Gilliat only

Writer only

Director

Waterloo Road (1945)

Launder only

Writer only

Under the Greenwood Tree (1929)
Children of Chance (1930)
The W Plan (1930)
The Middle Watch (1930)
How He Lied to Her Husband (1931 short)
Hobson's Choice (1931)
Keepers of Youth (1931)
The Woman Between (1931)
Children of Fortune (1931)
After Office Hours (1932)
Josser in the Army (1932)
Old Spanish Customers (1933)
You Made Me Love You (1933)
For the Love of Mike (1932)
Hawley's of High Street (1933)
A Southern Maid (1933)
Those Were the Days (1933)
Happy (1933)
Get Off My Foot (1935)
Rolling Home (1935)
The Black Mask (1935)
Emil and the Detectives (1935)
So You Won't Talk (1935)
Mr. What's-His-Name? (1935)
I Give My Heart (1935)
Educated Evans (1936)
Where's Sally? (1936)
Don't Get Me Wrong (1937)
Oh, Mr Porter! (1937)
A Girl Must Live (1939)
Inspector Hornleigh Goes To It (1941)
We Dive at Dawn (1943)
Ring of Spies (1964)

Director

Together

Writers only	Facing the Music (1933) Twelve Good Men (1936) Seven Sinners (1936) The Lady Vanishes (1938) Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939) They Came by Night (1940) Night Train to Munich (1940) The Young Mr. Pitt (1942) The Green Man (1956)
Directed together	Partners in Crime (1942 short) Millions Like Us (1943) The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery (1966)
Directed by Gilliat	The Rake's Progress (1945) Green for Danger (1946) London Belongs to Me (1948) State Secret (1950) The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan (1953) The Constant Husband (1955) Fortune Is a Woman (1956) Left Right and Centre (1959) Only Two Can Play (1962) Endless Night (1972)
Directed by Launder	I See a Dark Stranger (1946) Captain Boycott (1947) The Blue Lagoon (1949) The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950) Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951) Folly to Be Wise (1952) The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954) Geordie (1955) Blue Murder at St Trinian's (1957) The Bridal Path (1959) The Pure Hell of St Trinian's (1960) Joey Boy (1965)
Producers only	The Smallest Show on Earth (1957) Ooh… You Are Awful (1972)

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