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I was an adventuress

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Title
I was an adventuress
Names
Ratoff, Gregory, 1897-1960 (Director)
Tunberg, Karl (Screenwriter)
Ettlinger, Don (Screenwriter)
OHara, John, 1905-1970Hara, John, 1905-1970 (Screenwriter)
Balanchine, George (Choreographer)
Balanchine, George (Actor)
Little, Thomas, 1886-1985 (Set designer)
Zorina, Vera (Actor)
Zorina, Vera (Dancer)
Greene, Richard, 1918-1985 (Actor)
Von Stroheim, Erich, 1885-1957 (Actor)
Lorre, Peter (Actor)
Rumann, Sig, 1884-1967 (Actor)
Feld, Fritz, 1900-1993 (Actor)
Zanuck, Darryl Francis, 1902-1979 (Producer)
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (Presenter)
Collection

Popular Balanchine

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 2001 (Questionable)
Date Issued: 1940-05-10
Table of Contents
Introduction (2 min.) -- I was an adventuress (81 min.).
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDVD 5-7321
Topics
Balanchine, George
Feature films -- United States
Dance
Genres
Filmed dance
Motion pictures
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: 20th Century Fox presents ; director, Gregory Ratoff ; Darryl F. Zanuck in charge of production.
Creation/production credits: Based on an original production of Gregor Rabinovitsch ; [original production] written by Jacques Companeez, Herbert Juttke, Hans Jacoby and Michel Duran ; dances staged by George Balanchine ; directors of photography, Leon Shamroy, Edward Cronjager ; art directors, Richard Day, Joseph C. Wright ; set decorations, Thomas Little ; film editor, Francis D. Lyon ; sound, W.D. Flick, Roger Heman ; musical director, David Buttolph; screenplay by Karl Tunberg, Don Ettlinger, John O'Hara.
Performers: Vera Zorina (Countess Tanya Vronsky), Richard Greene (Paul Vernay) with Erich von Stroheim (Andre Desormeaux), Peter Lorre (Polo), Sig Ruman (Herr Protz), Fritz Feld (Henri Gautier), George Balanchine (conductor) and others.
Venue: Videotaped from off-air Fox Movie Channel broadcast of the original movie released on May 10, 1940, probably in 2001.
Acquisition: Gift; Popular Balanchine Foundation. NN-PD
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (83 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Description
A pair of crooks (Erich von Stroheim and Peter Lorre) use a phony countess (Vera Zorina) who winds up falling in love with one of their victims (Richard Greene).
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19683834
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 71dd0e90-f79a-0130-4637-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1897: Creator Born
  • 1940: Issued
  • 1960: Creator Died
  • 2001: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "I was an adventuress" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 2001. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/729ad7f0-f79a-0130-c5ec-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "I was an adventuress" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed July 19, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/729ad7f0-f79a-0130-c5ec-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (2001). I was an adventuress Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/729ad7f0-f79a-0130-c5ec-3c075448cc4b

Wikipedia Citation

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I was an adventuress