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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.
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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.
Rating:NR
Genre:Music, Romance, Fantasy
Written By:Irving Brecher, Ludwig Bemelmans
In Theaters:11/22/1945
Box Office:$1,791,000
Runtime:108 minutes
Studio:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Vincente Minnelli
Director
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
Leon Belasco
Taxi Driver
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