I Was an Adventuress (1940)

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...

Drama Crime Romance

I Was an Adventuress

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