I Was an Adventuress
Drama
Crime
Romance
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...
1940-05-10
en
Cast
Director
Gregory Ratoff
Vera Zorina as Countess Tanya Vronsky
Richard Greene as Paul Vernay
Erich von Stroheim as Andre Desormeaux
Peter Lorre as Polo
Sig Ruman as Herr Protz
Fritz Feld as Henri Gautier
Cora Witherspoon as Aunt Cecile
Paul Porcasi as Fisherman
Inez Palange as Fisherman's Wife
Egon Brecher as Jacques Dubois
Roger Imhof as Henrich Von Kongen
Rolfe Sedan as Waiter
Eddie Conrad as Waiter
Fortunio Bonanova as Orchestra Leader
Jean Acker as Minor Role (uncredited)
Phyllis Barry as Englishwoman at Exhibit (uncredited)
Eugene Borden as Porter (uncredited)
Jack Chefe as Frenchman at Exhibit (uncredited)
Ann Codee as Frenchwoman at Party (uncredited)
Billy Cook as Bellboy (uncredited)
Yola d'Avril as Frenchwoman at Party (uncredited)
Jean Del Val as Detective (uncredited)
Denis Greene as Englishman at Party (uncredited)
Leyland Hodgson as Englishman at Exhibit (uncredited)
Crauford Kent as Englishman at Party (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness as Frenchman at Exhibit (uncredited)
Alphonse Martell as Frenchman at Exhibit (uncredited)
Ellinor Vanderveer as Englishwoman at Exhibit (uncredited)
Florence Wix as Frenchwoman at Exhibit (uncredited)