Yolanda and the Thief (1945)
Yolanda and the Thief (1945)
M-G-M's Magic Musical in Technicolor!
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.

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Cast

Fred Astaire Fred Astaire As: Johnny Parkson Riggs
Lucille Bremer Lucille Bremer As: Yolanda
Frank Morgan Frank Morgan As: Victor Budlow Trout
Mildred Natwick Mildred Natwick As: Aunt Amarilla
Mary Nash Mary Nash As: Duenna
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: M-G-M's Magic Musical in Technicolor!
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Music, Romance, Fantasy

Language: English

Release Date: 22 November 1945

Country: US

Runtime: 108m

Company Credits

Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Budget: $2,443,322

Revenue: $1,791,000

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Writing Credits

Production Crew

Arthur Freed

Arthur Freed

Producer

Roger Edens

Roger Edens

Associate Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Irene Sharaff

Irene Sharaff

Costume Design

Jack Dawn

Jack Dawn

Makeup Artist

Irene

Irene

Costume Design

Sound

Lennie Hayton

Lennie Hayton

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Charles Rosher

Charles Rosher

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Jack Martin Smith

Jack Martin Smith

Art Direction

Cedric Gibbons

Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

Edwin B. Willis

Edwin B. Willis

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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