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I was an adventuress

Title: I was an adventuress [electronic resource] / 20th Century Fox presents ; director, Gregory Ratoff ; Darryl F. Zanuck in charge of production.
Publication: [200-?], 1940.

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Description

1 streaming video file (83 min.) : digital, sd., b&w.

Summary

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).

Subjects

Genre/Form

Feature films.
Dance.
Video.
Filmed dance.

Note

Vera Zorina appeared by courtesy of Samuel Goldwyn.
Time counter set at 0:00:00 on bottom right corner of screen.

Access (note)

Patrons can access streaming video file online only onsite at the Library for the Performing Arts.

Credits (note)

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.

Performer (note)

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.

Event (note)

Videotaped from off-air Fox Movie Channel broadcast of the original movie released on May 10, 1940, probably in 2001.

Source (note)

Popular Balanchine Foundation.

Contents

Introduction (2 min.) -- I was an adventuress (81 min.).

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-7321

OCLC

809264517

Title

I was an adventuress [electronic resource] / 20th Century Fox presents ; director, Gregory Ratoff ; Darryl F. Zanuck in charge of production.

Imprint

[200-?], 1940.

Original Version

Original format: 1 videocassette ; 1/2 in.

Restricted Access

Patrons can access streaming video file online only onsite at the Library for the Performing Arts.

Event

Videotaped from off-air Fox Movie Channel broadcast of the original movie released on May 10, 1940, probably in 2001.

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.

Cast

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.

Source

Gift; Popular Balanchine Foundation. NN-PD

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Added Author

Ratoff, Gregory, 1897-1960, film director.

Tunberg, Karl. Screenwriter

Ettlinger, Don. Screenwriter

O'Hara, 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, film producer.

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-7321

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