Red Skelton as Louis Blore / King Louis XV

Lucille Ball as May Daly / Madame Du Barry

Gene Kelly as Alec Howe / Black Arrow

Virginia O'Brien as Ginny

Rags Ragland as Charlie / Dauphin

Zero Mostel as Rami - the Swami / Taliostra

Donald Meek as Mr. Jones / Duc de Choiseul

Douglass Dumbrille as Willie / Duc de Rigor

George Givot as Cheezy / Count de Roquefort

Louise Beavers as Niagara

Tommy Dorsey as Tommy Dorsey

Hugh Beaumont as Footman (uncredited)

Natalie Draper as Miss March (uncredited)

Ava Gardner as Perfume Girl (uncredited)

Lana Turner as Lana Turner (uncredited)

Eve Whitney as Miss August

Sig Arno as Nick (uncredited)

Barbara Bedford as Ambrose's Wife (uncredited)

Brooks Benedict as Club Patron (uncredited)

Clara Blandick as Old Lady on Subway (uncredited)

Hazel Brooks as Miss June (uncredited)

Dick Haymes as Singer (uncredited)

Marilyn Maxwell as Miss February (uncredited)

Buddy Rich as Member Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (uncredited)

Jo Stafford as Member The Pied Pipers (uncredited)

Don Wilson as Radio Interviewer (uncredited)

John George as Villager (uncredited)

Richard Ainley as Marching Rebel Behind King Louis

Grace Albertson as Perfume Girl

Kay Aldridge as Mrs. McGowan

Ernie Alexander as Delivery Man with Flowers

Richard Alexander as Marching Rebel Behind King Louis

Eleanor Bayley as Eleanor Bayley

Pauline Byrne as Member Six Hits and a Miss

Jack Byron as

James Carlisle as Club Patron

Jack Carrington as Waiter

Georgia Carroll as Miss January

Emmett Casey as Flunky

Willy Castello as Flunky

Thomas Clarke as Flunky

Chester Clute as Dr. Pullit

Theo Coffman as Miss October

Charles Coleman as Charlie

Edward Cooper as Flunky

Inez Cooper as Miss December

Maurice Costello as Passerby

Earl Covert as Singer

Cecil Cunningham as Wife Checking Her Coat

Ziggy Elman as Trumpet Player

William Forrest as Guard Captain

Christian J. Frank as Lackey

Mary Jane French as Miss November

June Glory as Audience Member

Jack Gordon as Villager

Dolly Haas as Miss April

Aileen Haley as Miss July

Ben Hall as Waiter

Harry Hayden as Husband Checking Wife's Coat

Dell Henderson as Flunky

John Huddleston as Member The Piep Pipers

Delos Jewkes as Singer

Charles Judels as Innkeeper

Faith Kruger as Singer

Vera Lee as Dancer

Mitchell Lewis as Rebel Opening Door

Chuck Lowry as Member, The Pied Pipers

Claire McDowell as Subway Passenger

Art Miles as Marching Rebel on King Louis' Right

Six Hits and a Miss as Singers

Hans Moebus as Club Patron

Buddy Morrow as Member Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

Sol Murgi as Villager

Joyce Murray as Dancer

David Newell as Man Getting Champagne

Paul Newlan as Marching Rebel on King Louis' Left

Ruth Ownbey as Miss September

Emory Parnell as Gatekeeper

Paul Power as Reporter

Sheila Rae as Dancer

Gene Ramey as Flunky

Virginia Rees as Singer

Mitchell Rhein as Villager

Cyril Ring as Man Watching Radio Interview

Harry Stanton as Singer

Andrew Tombes as Mr. McGowan

Michael Visaroff as Flunky

Pierre Watkin as Ambrose

Allan Watson as Singer

Kay Williams as Miss May

Clark Yocum as Member The Pied Pipers

Dorothy Tuttle as Dancer (uncredited)