I Was An Adventuress

An entertaining film in which Lorre, von Stroheim, and ballet dancer Zorina are a con-artist team. Lorre is a compulsive pickpocket, and von Stroheim is Zorina's mentor. When Zorina marries Greene, who believes she is a countess, she breaks off from her former associates. Lorre and von Stroheim later blackmail Zorina and then steal the jewelry of her party guests. A chase ensues and, once the stolen jewels are recovered, Zorina reveals her true identity. All ends well, and Zorina finishes the film by performing the ballet, "Swan Lake." The material becomes thin at points, but there are plenty of great moments to compensate. Lorre and von Stroheim make an odd, but e...