Movie·1940·1h 21m
I Was an Adventuress
Directed By
Gregory Ratoff
Country
United States of America
Language
French
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// overview
The Story
Posing as the fabulously glamorous Countess Tanya Vronsky, a poor young ballet dancer and her two accomplices are really a team of skilled con artists! They mingle with Europe's high society, always looking for the next wealthy victim to fleece with their fake jewellery scam... Then Tanya meets the dashing young Paul Vernay. At first she wants to rob him. Then she decides she wants to marry him and to leave her criminal past behind her. Her accomplices agree but only if she'll join them in one last, big swindle...
Written By
Don Ettlinger, Karl Tunberg, John O'Hara
Cinematography
Leon Shamroy
Editor
Francis D. Lyon
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
10 votes
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// cast
Cast
Vera Zorina
Countess Tanya Vronsky
Richard Greene
Paul Vernay
Erich von Stroheim
Andre Desormeaux
Peter Lorre
Polo
Sig Ruman
Herr Protz
Fritz Feld
Henri Gautier
Cora Witherspoon
Aunt Cecile
Anthony Kemble-Cooper
Cousin Emil
Paul Porcasi
Fisherman
Inez Palange
Fisherman's Wife
Egon Brecher
Jacques Dubois
Roger Imhof
Henrich Von Kongen
Rolfe Sedan
Waiter
Eddie Conrad
Waiter
Fortunio Bonanova
Orchestra Leader
Jean Acker
Minor Role (uncredited)
George Balanchine
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Phyllis Barry
Englishwoman at Exhibit (uncredited)
// crew
Crew
Don Ettlinger
Screenplay
Leon Shamroy
Director of Photography
Edward Cronjager
Director of Photography
Gregory Ratoff
Director
Karl Tunberg
Screenplay
John O'Hara
Screenplay
Francis D. Lyon
Editor
Darrell Ware
Writer
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