I Was an Adventuress (1940)

05/10/1940 (US) • 1h 21m

Drama, Crime, Romance

Overview

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...

Top Billed Cast

Vera Zorina

Countess Tanya Vronsky

Richard Greene

Paul Vernay

Erich von Stroheim

Andre Desormeaux

Sig Ruman

Herr Protz

Fritz Feld

Henri Gautier

Cora Witherspoon

Aunt Cecile

Paul Porcasi

Fisherman


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

chase

blackmail

thief

impersonation

moral reformation

ballerina

jewels

con artists

imposture

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