Summary
I Was an Adventuress is an American crime film first released in 1940,
directed by Gregory Ratoff.
The film stars Vera Zorina, Richard Greene, Erich von Stroheim, Peter Lorre and Sig Ruman.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Gregory Ratoff
- Script: Karl Tunberg, Don Ettlinger, John O’Hara, Jacques Companéez, Herbert Juttke, Hans Jacoby, Michel Duran, Darrell Ware, Erich von Stroheim, Nunnally Johnson
- Photo: Edward Cronjager, Leon Shamroy
- Music: David Buttolph
- 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), George Balanchine (Ballet Dancer), Phyllis Barry (Englishwoman at Exhibit), Nino Bellini (Frenchman at Exhibit), Eugene Borden (Porter), Lew Christensen (Ballet Dancer), Ann Codee (Frenchwoman at Party), Billy Cook (Bellboy), Franco Corsaro (French Artist), Yola d’Avril (Frenchwoman at Party), Jean Del Val (Detective), Mario Dominici (Frenchman at Exhibit), Denis Green (Englishman at Party), Leyland Hodgson (Englishman at Exhibit), Crauford Kent (Englishman at Party), Jeanne Lafayette (Frenchwoman at Party), Charles Laskey (Ballet Dancer), Audrey Manners (Englishwoman at Party), Alphonse Martell (Frenchman at Exhibit), Jean Perry (Detective), Albert Pollet (Waiter), Jacques Vanaire (Hotel Clerk), Ellinor Vanderveer (Englishwoman at Exhibit)
- Country: USA
- Language: English / French
- Runtime: 81 min; B&W
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