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  • I Was an Adventuress (1940)
  • Not Rated
    81 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
I Was an Adventuress (1940)
Not Rated
81 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A pair of crooks (von Stroheim and Lorre) use a phony countess (Zorina) who winds up falling in love with one of their victims (Greene).
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Director
Writers
Karl Tunberg (screen play) | Don Ettlinger (screen play) | John O'Hara (screen play) | Jacques Companéez (original writer) & 3 more
Cinematographers
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Updated May 10, 1940

Release date
May 10, 1940 (United States)

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Cast

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41 cast members
Name Known for
Vera Zorina
Countess Tanya Vronsky (as Zorina) Countess Tanya Vronsky (as Zorina)   See fewer
Richard Greene
Paul Vernay Paul Vernay   See fewer
Erich von Stroheim
Andre Desormeaux (as Erich Von Stroheim) Andre Desormeaux (as Erich Von Stroheim)   See fewer
Sig Ruman
Herr Protz (as Sig Rumann) Herr Protz (as Sig Rumann)   See fewer
Fritz Feld
Henri Gautier Henri Gautier   See fewer
Cora Witherspoon
Aunt Cecile Aunt Cecile   See fewer
Anthony Kemble-Cooper
Cousin Emil Cousin Emil   See fewer
Paul Porcasi
Fisherman Fisherman   See fewer
Inez Palange
Fisherman's Wife Fisherman's Wife   See fewer
Egon Brecher
Jacques Dubois Jacques Dubois   See fewer
Roger Imhof
Heinrich Van Kongen Heinrich Van Kongen   See fewer
Rolfe Sedan
Waiter Waiter   See fewer
Eddie Conrad
Waiter Waiter   See fewer
Fortunio Bonanova
Orchestra Leader Orchestra Leader   See fewer
Jean Acker
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
George Balanchine
Ballet Dancer (uncredited) Ballet Dancer (uncredited)   See fewer
Phyllis Barry
Englishwoman at Exhibit (uncredited) Englishwoman at Exhibit (uncredited)   See fewer
Nino Bellini
Frenchman at Exhibit (uncredited) Frenchman at Exhibit (uncredited)   See fewer
Eugene Borden
Porter (uncredited) Porter (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Chefe
Frenchman at Exhibit (uncredited) Frenchman at Exhibit (uncredited)   See fewer
Lew Christensen
Ballet Dancer (uncredited) Ballet Dancer (uncredited)   See fewer
Ann Codee
Frenchwoman at Party (uncredited) Frenchwoman at Party (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy Cook
Bellboy (uncredited) Bellboy (uncredited)   See fewer
Franco Corsaro
French Artist (uncredited) French Artist (uncredited)   See fewer
Yola d'Avril
Frenchwoman at Party (uncredited) Frenchwoman at Party (uncredited)   See fewer
Jean Del Val
Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited)   See fewer
Mario Dominici
Frenchman at Exhibit (uncredited) Frenchman at Exhibit (uncredited)   See fewer
Denis Green
Englishman at Party (uncredited) Englishman at Party (uncredited)   See fewer
Leyland Hodgson
Englishman at Exhibit (uncredited) Englishman at Exhibit (uncredited)   See fewer
Crauford Kent
Englishman at Party (uncredited) Englishman at Party (uncredited)   See fewer
Jeanne Lafayette
Frenchwoman at Party (uncredited) Frenchwoman at Party (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Laskey
Ballet Dancer (uncredited) Ballet Dancer (uncredited)   See fewer
Carl M. Leviness
Frenchman at Exhibit (uncredited) Frenchman at Exhibit (uncredited)   See fewer
Audrey Manners
Englishwoman at Party (uncredited) Englishwoman at Party (uncredited)   See fewer
Alphonse Martell
Frenchman at Exhibit (uncredited) Frenchman at Exhibit (uncredited)   See fewer
Jean Perry
Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited)   See fewer
Albert Pollet
Waiter (uncredited) Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Jacques Vanaire
Hotel Clerk (uncredited) Hotel Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Ellinor Vanderveer
Englishwoman at Exhibit (uncredited) Englishwoman at Exhibit (uncredited)   See fewer
Florence Wix
Frenchwoman at Exhibit (uncredited) Frenchwoman at Exhibit (uncredited)   See fewer
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