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I Was an Adventuress (1940)
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10 May 1940 (USA) morePlot:
A pair of crooks (von Stroheim and Lorre) use a phony countess (Zorina) who winds up falling in love with one of their victims (Greene). full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
Polo and Andre--what might have been! moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Vera Zorina | ... | Countess Tanya Vronsky (as Zorina) |
| Richard Greene | ... | Paul Vernay |
| Erich von Stroheim | ... | Andre Desormeaux (as Erich Von Stroheim) |
 | Peter Lorre | ... | Polo |
| Sig Ruman | ... | Herr Protz (as Sig Rumann) |
| Fritz Feld | ... | Henri Gautier |
| Cora Witherspoon | ... | Aunt Cecile |
| Anthony Kemble-Cooper | ... | Cousin Emil (as Anthony Kemple Cooper) |
| 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 |
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)Fun Stuff
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Electrician Jack Lorenz was killed when he fell from a 30-foot high catwalk while lighting a scene for the film. moreSoundtrack:
Swan Lake, Op.20 moreFAQ
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"Lubitsch lite" might be the best description of this beguiling romantic comedy. Its charm relies to a surprising extent on the effervescent chemistry between its two male stars, Peter Lorre and Erich von Stroheim. These are not the most likely of sidekicks, but you'd be surprised how deftly these two play off one another, like a Mittel European Laurel and Hardy, as the cherubic kleptomaniac Polo (Lorre) and his sly con-artist buddy Andre (Stroheim). It's easy to imagine a series of comedy adventures based on Polo and Andre--actually, Stroheim and Lorre make a more entertaining duo than Lorre and Greenstreet. The lovely Zorina keeps up with them beautifully, as well as delivering a very photogenic performance in the "Swan Lake" ballet sequence (choreographed by her husband, George Balanchine) which anticipates "The Red Shoes" in its dynamically cinematic, semi-surreal style.