Yolanda and the Thief (1945)
M-G-M's Magic Musical in Technicolor!
108 min
Johnny Riggs, a con man on the lam, finds himself in a Latin-American country named Patria. There, he overhears a convent-bred rich girl praying to her guardian angel for help in managing her tangled business affairs. Riggs decides to materialize as the girl's "angel", gains her unquestioning confidence, and helps himself to the deluded girl's millions. Just as he and his partner are about to flee Patria with their booty, Riggs realizes he has fallen in love with the girl and returns the money, together with a note that is part confession and part love letter. But the larcenous duo's escape from Patria turns out to be more difficult than they could ever have imagined.
- Release date
- November 22, 1945
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $2,443,322
- Box office
- $1,791,000
Where to watch
Free
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Trailer
Cast
- Fred Astaire as Johnny Parkson Riggs
- Lucille Bremer as Yolanda
- Frank Morgan as Victor Budlow Trout
- Mildred Natwick as Aunt Amarilla
- Mary Nash as Duenna
- Leon Ames as Mr. Candle
- Ludwig Stössel as School Teacher
- Jane Green as Mother Superior
- Francis Pierlot as Padre
- Leon Belasco as Taxi Driver
- Gigi Perreau as Gigi (as Ghislaine Perreau)
- Charles La Torre as Police Lieutenant
- Michael Visaroff as Major Domo
- Fernando Alvarado
- Jessie Arnold
- Nina Bara
- Alma Beltran
- Edward Biby
- George Calliga
- Gino Corrado
- Franco Corsaro
- Guy D'Ennery
- Jean De Briac
- Marta Mitrovich
- Ellinor Vanderveer
- Remo Bufano as Puppeteer
Crew
- Vincente Minnelli · Director
- Irving Brecher · Writer
- Jacques Théry · Writer
- Ludwig Bemelmans · Writer
- Arthur Freed · Producer
- Charles Rosher · Cinematographer
- George White · Editor