I Was an Adventuress (French: J'étais une aventurière) is a 1938 French comedy drama film directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Edwige Feuillère, Jean Murat and Jean-Max. It was remade in 1940 as an American film of the same title. It was part of a growing trend of English-language remakes of major French films.
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Léon Barsacq and Jean Perrier.
Main cast
Edwige Feuillère as Véra Vronsky
Jean Murat as Pierre Glorin
Jean-Max as Désormeaux
Guillaume de Sax as Le marquis Koréani
Félix Oudart as Rutherford
Milly Mathis as Une paysanne
André Numès Fils as Le cousin Édouard
Christian Argentin as Van Kongen
Mona Goya as Une jeune femme
Louis Vonelly as Texter
Jean Tissier as Paulo
Marguerite Moreno as Tante Émilie
References
Bibliography
Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.