I Was an Adventuress (1940)

  • NR
  • 05/10/1940 (US)
  • Drama, Crime, Romance
  • 1h 21m

Overview

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...

Gregory Ratoff

Director

Karl Tunberg

Screenplay

Don Ettlinger

Screenplay

John O'Hara

Screenplay

Darrell Ware

Writer

Cast

Vera Zorina's headshot

Vera Zorina

Countess Tanya Vronsky
Richard Greene's headshot

Richard Greene

Paul Vernay
Erich von Stroheim's headshot

Erich von Stroheim

Andre Desormeaux
Peter Lorre's headshot

Peter Lorre

Polo
Sig Ruman's headshot

Sig Ruman

Herr Protz
Fritz Feld's headshot

Fritz Feld

Henri Gautier
Cora Witherspoon's headshot

Cora Witherspoon

Aunt Cecile
Anthony Kemble-Cooper's headshot

Anthony Kemble-Cooper

Cousin Emil

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