I Was an Adventuress [296104] Released: 1940-05-10 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 81 mins Popularity: 0.5195 Vote Average: 6.3 Vote Count: 9 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... Cast [41] Vera ZorinaCountess Tanya V Richard GreenePaul Vernay Erich von StroheimAndre Desormeaux Peter LorrePolo Sig RumanHerr Protz Fritz FeldHenri Gautier Cora WitherspoonAunt Cecile Anthony Kemble-CooperCousin Emil Paul PorcasiFisherman Inez PalangeFisherman's Wife Egon BrecherJacques Dubois Roger ImhofHenrich Von Kong Rolfe SedanWaiter Eddie ConradWaiter Fortunio BonanovaOrchestra Leader Jean AckerMinor Role George BalanchineBallet Dancer Phyllis BarryEnglishwoman at Nino BelliniFrenchman at Exh Eugene BordenPorter Jack ChefeFrenchman at Exh Lew ChristensenBallet Dancer Ann CodeeFrenchwoman at P Billy CookBellboy Franco CorsaroFrench Artist Yola d'AvrilFrenchwoman at P Jean Del ValDetective Mario DominiciFrenchman at Exh Denis GreeneEnglishman at Pa Leyland HodgsonEnglishman at Ex Crauford KentEnglishman at Pa Jeanne LafayetteFrenchwoman at P Charles LaskeyBallet Dancer Carl M. LevinessFrenchman at Exh Audrey MannersEnglishwoman at Alphonse MartellFrenchman at Exh Jean PerryDetective Albert PolletWaiter Jacques VanaireHotel Clerk Ellinor VanderveerEnglishwoman at Florence WixFrenchwoman at E Trailers