Yolanda and the Thief (1945)
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.
Director:
Vincente Minnelli
Writers:
Irving Brecher, Ludwig Bemelmans.
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Fred Astaire as Johnny Parkson Riggs |
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Lucille Bremer as Yolanda |
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Frank Morgan as Victor Budlow Trout |
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Mildred Natwick as Aunt Amarilla |
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Mary Nash as Duenna |
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Leon Ames as Mr. Candle |
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Ludwig Stössel as School Teacher (as Ludwig Stossel) |
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Jane Green as Mother Superior |
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Remo Bufano as Puppeteer |
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Francis Pierlot as Padre |
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Leon Belasco as Taxi Driver |
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Gigi Perreau as Gigi (as Ghislaine Perreau) |
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Charles La Torre as Police Lieutenant |
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Michael Visaroff as Major Domo |
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Fernando Alvarado as |
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Jessie Arnold as |
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Nina Bara as |
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Alma Beltran as |
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Edward Biby as |
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George Calliga as |
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Zedra Conde as |
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Gino Corrado as |
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Franco Corsaro as |
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Guy D'Ennery as |
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Jean De Briac as |
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Karen X. Gaylord as |
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Marta Mitrovich as |
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Ellinor Vanderveer as |
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Concha Ybarra as |
| Directing | Vincente Minnelli | Director |
| Writing | Ludwig Bemelmans | Story |
| Writing | Irving Brecher | Screenplay |
| Production | Arthur Freed | Producer |
| Sound | Lennie Hayton | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Charles Rosher | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Jacques Théry | Story |
| Writing | Ludwig Bemelmans | Screenplay |
| Production | Roger Edens | Associate Producer |
| Editing | George White | Editor |
| Art | Jack Martin Smith | Art Direction |
| Art | Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Art | Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irene Sharaff | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jack Dawn | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irene | Costume Design |
