I Was an Adventuress
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| I Was an Adventuress | |
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| Directed by | Gregory Ratoff |
| Produced by | Nunnally Johnson |
| Written by | Karl Tunberg Don Ettlinger John O'Hara |
| Starring | Vera Zorina Richard Greene Erich von Stroheim Peter Lorre |
| Music by | David Buttolph |
| Cinematography | Leon Shamroy Edward Cronjager |
| Editing by | Francis D. Lyon |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation |
| Release date(s) | May 10, 1940 |
| Running time | 81 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
I Was an Adventuress is a 1940 Drama directed by Gregory Ratoff, starring Vera Zorina, Richard Greene, Erich von Stroheim and Peter Lorre. Actress/ballerina Countess Tanya Vronsky (Vera Zorina) is a phony countess, working in concert with two international con artists Andre Desormeaux (Erich von Stroheim) and Polo (Peter Lorre).[1]
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[edit] Cast
- Vera Zorina as Countess Tanya Vronsky (as Zorina)
- Richard Greene as Paul Vernay
- Erich von Stroheim as Andre Desormeaux (as Erich Von Stroheim)
- Peter Lorre as Polo
- Sig Ruman as Herr Protz (as Sig Rumann)
- Fritz Feld as Henri Gautier
- Cora Witherspoon as Aunt Cecile
- Anthony Kemble-Cooper as Cousin Emil (as Anthony Kemple Cooper)
- Paul Porcasi as Fisherman
- Inez Palange as Fisherman's Wife
- Egon Brecher as Jacques Dubois
- Roger Imhof as Henrich Von Kongen
- Rolfe Sedan as Waiter
- Eddie Conrad as Waiter
- Fortunio Bonanova as Orchestra Leader
- George Balanchine as Ballet Dancer
- Lew Christensen as Ballet Dancer
- Phyllis Barry as Englishwoman at Exhibit
- Charles Laskey as Ballet Dancer
- Ellinor Vanderveer as Englishwoman at Exhibit
[edit] Notes
- Vera Zorina, whose real name was Brigita Hartwig, was married to dance director George Balanchine.
- The twelve minute ballet sequence of Swan Lake was the longest ballet scene to appear in any film to date. For the scene, a $15,000 all-glass set, the first of its kind, was built using 40,000 square feet (3,700 m2) of 1/4 inch plate glass.[2]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- I Was an Adventuress at the Internet Movie Database
- I Was an Adventuress at AllRovi
- I Was an Adventuress at the TCM Movie Database
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