I Was an Adventuress
Synopsis
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...
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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)
Release History & Theatrical Window
May 10, 1940
Wide Cinema Exhibition
June 9, 2014
Physical Home Media
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Gregory Ratoff
- Screenplay & Story
- Karl Tunberg, Don Ettlinger, John O'Hara
- Original Score
- David Buttolph
- Original Title
- I Was an Adventuress
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- French, English
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Production Studios
- 20th Century Fox
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Gregory Ratoff
Karl Tunberg, Don Ettlinger, John O'Hara, Jacques Companéez, Hans Jacoby, Jane Hinton Smith, Darrell Ware, Michel Duran, Herbert Juttke
David Buttolph
Leon Shamroy, Edward Cronjager
Francis D. Lyon
Department Leadership Roster
Karl Tunberg
Screenplay
Leon Shamroy
Director of Photography
Edward Cronjager
Director of Photography
Don Ettlinger
Screenplay
Gregory Ratoff
Director
Francis D. Lyon
Editor
John O'Hara
Screenplay
Royer
Costume Design
Darrell Ware
Writer
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
NR: Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
International Certification Matrix
Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
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What is I Was an Adventuress about?
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...
Who directed I Was an Adventuress?
I Was an Adventuress was directed by Gregory Ratoff.
Who stars in I Was an Adventuress?
The principal cast of I Was an Adventuress includes Vera Zorina, Richard Greene, Erich von Stroheim, Peter Lorre, Sig Ruman.
When was I Was an Adventuress released and how long is it?
I Was an Adventuress was released in 1940 with a total runtime of 1h 21m.
Who composed the musical score for I Was an Adventuress?
The original motion picture soundtrack for I Was an Adventuress was composed by David Buttolph.
What is the age rating and content advisory for I Was an Adventuress?
I Was an Adventuress holds official age classifications: US: NR (Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.).