Yolanda and the Thief

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.

Cast

Fred Astaire

Johnny Parkson Riggs

Lucille Bremer

Yolanda

Frank Morgan

Victor Budlow Trout

Mildred Natwick

Aunt Amarilla

Mary Nash

Duenna

Leon Ames

Mr. Candle

Ludwig Stössel

School Teacher (as Ludwig Stossel)

Jane Green

Mother Superior

Remo Bufano

Puppeteer

Francis Pierlot

Padre

Crew

Vincente Minnelli

Director

Ludwig Bemelmans

Story

Irving Brecher

Screenplay

Lennie Hayton

Original Music Composer

Arthur Freed

Producer

Charles Rosher

Director of Photography

Jacques Théry

Story

Irene

Costume Design

Irene Sharaff

Costume Design

Ludwig Bemelmans

Screenplay

Clips & Videos

YOLANDA AND THE THIEF (1945) Original Theatrical Trailer