Yolanda and the Thief (1945)

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1h 48min
Fantasy, Musical
23 Apr 1946 (Sweden)
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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... See more »

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Vincente Minnelli

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	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
	Gigi Perreau	...	Gigi (as Ghislaine Perreau)
	Charles La Torre	...	Police Lieutenant
	Michael Visaroff	...	Major Domo
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Eddie Abdo	...	Man in Lounge (uncredited)
	Ed Agresti	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Yussuf Ali	...	Man in Lounge (uncredited)
	Fernando Alvarado	...	Little Boy (uncredited)
	Jessie Arnold	...	Woman at Fiesta (uncredited)
	Nina Bara	...	Chambermaid (uncredited)
	Alma Beltran	...	Maid (uncredited)
	Boyd Bennett	...	Olaf (uncredited)
	Audrey Betz	...	Stout Dowager (uncredited)
	Edward Biby	...	Tallyho Man (uncredited)
	Jeanne Blackford	...	Woman at Fiesta (uncredited)
	Judi Blacque	...	Telephone Operator (uncredited)
	Lulu Mae Bohrman	...	Woman at Fiesta (uncredited)
	Eugene Borden	...	Maitre d' (uncredited)
	George Calliga	...	Footman (uncredited)
	Gabriel Canzona	...	Man with Monkey (uncredited)
	André Charlot	...	Dilettante (uncredited)
	Zedra Conde	...	Maid (uncredited)
	Miguel Contreras	...	Man at Fiesta (uncredited)
	Gino Corrado	...	Hotel Lounge Waiter (uncredited)
	Franco Corsaro	...	Shifty Man (uncredited)
	David Cota	...	Bellhop (uncredited)
	Peter Cusanelli	...	Bit Role (uncredited)
	Antonio D'Amore	...	Pierre (uncredited)
	Guy D'Ennery	...	Elderly Butler (uncredited)
	Hal Darby	...	Tumbler at Fiesta (uncredited)
	Jean De Briac	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Leander De Cordova	...	Elderly Butler (uncredited)
	Marcel De la Brosse	...	Policeman (uncredited)
	Harold DeGarro	...	Stilt Walker at Fiesta (uncredited)
	Poppy del Vando	...	Native Woman (uncredited)
	George L. Derrick	...	Policeman (uncredited)
	Joe Dominguez	...	Policeman (uncredited)
	George Economides	...	Twin Boy (uncredited)
	Michael Economides	...	Twin Boy (uncredited)
	Bill Edwards	...	Gatekeeper (uncredited)
	Rosina Galli	...	Housekeeper (uncredited)
	Israel Garcia	...	George (uncredited)
	Martin Garralaga	...	Police Official on Train (uncredited)
	Karen X. Gaylord	...	Maid (uncredited)
	Kenneth Gibson	...	Tallyho Man (uncredited)
	George Golden	...	Tallyho Man (uncredited)
	Patricia Ann Harding	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	George Humbert	...	Father on Train (uncredited)
	Dorothy Jackson	...	Vocal Effects: Will You Mary Me? (uncredited)
	Sheldon Jett	...	Escort (uncredited)
	Ralph Johns	...	Soldier Captain (uncredited)
	Toni LaRue	...	Yolanda's Maid (uncredited)
	Carl M. Leviness	...	Tallyho Man (uncredited)
	Frank Leyva	...	Llama Man (uncredited)
	Karen Lind	...	Yolanda's Maid (uncredited)
	Oscar Loraine	...	Banillo (uncredited)
	Jacques Lory	...	Painter (uncredited)
	Alice Ludes	...	Vocal Effects: Will You Marry Me? (uncredited)
	Floria Macias	...	Gardener's Daughter (uncredited)
	George Magrill	...	Chauffeur (uncredited)
	Jerry Mandy	...	Conductor (uncredited)
	Saul Martell	...	Mayor (uncredited)
	Matt Mattox	...	Featured Dancer (uncredited)
	Eric Mayne	...	Hotel Guest (uncredited)
	Danna McGraw	...	Conchita (uncredited)
	Charles Meakin	...	Hotel Guest (uncredited)
	Torben Meyer	...	Town Official (uncredited)
	Chef Milani	...	Gaston, the Chef (uncredited)
	Peter Miles	...	Little Boy (uncredited)
	Marta Mitrovich	...	Yolanda's Maid (uncredited)
	Mayo Newhall	...	Conductor (uncredited)
	Lillian Nicholson	...	Native Woman (uncredited)
	Skeets Noyes	...	Native Man (uncredited)
	Alfred Nunez	...	Mexican Boy (uncredited)
	Vic Parks	...	Tumbler at Fiesta (uncredited)
	John Pedrini	...	Hotel Guest (uncredited)
	Dena Penn	...	Eight-Year-Old Girl (uncredited)
	Walter Pietila	...	Tumbler at Fiesta (uncredited)
	Nino Pipitone	...	Conductor (uncredited)
	Rose Plumer	...	Woman at Fiesta (uncredited)
	Rudy Rama	...	Train Steward (uncredited)
	Virginia Rees	...	Specialty Line (uncredited)
	Frank Remsden	...	Clown at Fiesta (uncredited)
	Georges Renavent	...	Train Passenger with Mink Eyebrows (uncredited)
	Julian Rivero	...	Brakeman (uncredited)
	Betty Russell	...	Vocal Effects: Will You Marry Me? (uncredited)
	Harry Semels	...	Native Man (uncredited)
	Lester Sharpe	...	Headwaiter (uncredited)
	Ward Shattuck	...	Juggler at Fiesta (uncredited)
	Reginald Simpson	...	Man at Fiesta (uncredited)
	Dimas Sotello	...	Native Man (uncredited)
	Leonard St. Leo	...	Stilt Walker at Fiesta (uncredited)
	Larry Steers	...	Tallyho Man (uncredited)
	Tom Tamarez	...	Man at Fiesta (uncredited)
	Nick Thompson	...	Gardener (uncredited)
	Ellinor Vanderveer	...	Hotel Guest with Fan (uncredited)
	Max Willenz	...	Tourist (uncredited)
	Marek Windheim	...	Train Steward (uncredited)
	Concha Ybarra	...	Native Woman (uncredited)
	Roque Ybarra	...	Native Man (uncredited)

Directed by

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Vincente Minnelli

Written by

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Jacques Théry	...	(story) (as Jacques Thery) and
Ludwig Bemelmans	...	(story)

Irving Brecher	...	(screenplay)

Ludwig Bemelmans	...	(screenplay) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Roger Edens	...	associate producer (uncredited)
Arthur Freed	...	producer

Music by

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Lennie Hayton

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(uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Charles Rosher

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director of photography

Editing by

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George White

Editorial Department

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Henri Jaffa	...	associate color director: Technicolor
Natalie Kalmus	...	color director: Technicolor

Art Direction by

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Cedric Gibbons
Jack Martin Smith

Set Decoration by

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Edwin B. Willis

Costume Design by

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Irene Sharaff

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(as Sharaff)

Makeup Department

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Jack Dawn	...	makeup designer
Florence Erickson	...	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Hugh Boswell

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unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Wallace Worsley Jr.

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assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Richard Pefferle

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associate set decorator

Sound Department

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Douglas Shearer	...	recording director
Joe Edmondson	...	unit mixer (uncredited)
Robert Shirley	...	re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited)
Newell Sparks	...	re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited)
William Steinkamp	...	re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited)
Michael Steinore	...	re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited)
John A. Williams	...	re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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A. Arnold Gillespie	...	special effects
Warren Newcombe	...	special effects

Visual Effects by

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Mark Davis

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matte paintings camera (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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John M. Nickolaus Jr.	...	second camera operator (uncredited)
Frank V. Phillips	...	assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Irene	...	gowns: Miss Bremer
Eugene Joseff	...	costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Lennie Hayton	...	musical director
Conrad Salinger	...	orchestrator
Earl Cates	...	music mixer (uncredited)
Roger Edens	...	music supervisor (uncredited)
Wally Heglin	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
M.J. McLaughlin	...	music mixer (uncredited)
Conrad Salinger	...	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Eugene Loring	...	dances staged by
Henry Noerdlinger	...	assistant research director (uncredited)
George Richelavie	...	research director (uncredited)

Crew believed to be complete

Production Companies

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1945) (United States) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1946) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1946) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1946) (Portugal) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1947) (Finland) (theatrical)
Metro Goldwyn Mayer (1948) (Mexico) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1948) (France) (theatrical)
Les Grands Films Classiques (GFC) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
MGM Home Entertainment (1998) (United States) (VHS)
Warner Home Video (2011) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary	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 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 anticipated. Written by Dan Navarro Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	police-officer based-on-magazine-story briefcase mansion attempted-swindle See All (107) »
Taglines	M.G.M.'s magic musical in Technicolor See more »
Genres	Fantasy Musical Romance
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Certification	Argentina:Atp Australia:G Finland:S France:Tous publics Sweden:Btl United Kingdom:U United States:Approved United States:TV-G (TV rating)

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Also Known As	Yolanda et le voleur (France) Yolanda y el ladrón (Spain) El ladrón y la bella (Mexico) Yolanda e o Ladrão (Brazil) Yolanda und der Dieb (West Germany) See more »
Runtime	108 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Filming Locations	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget

$2,443,322 (estimated)

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Trivia	Originally intended to star Fred Astaire and Judy Garland. Plans were abandoned after Garland was cast in the big budget western musical The Harvey Girls (1946). The two would eventually co-star in Easter Parade (1948). See more »
Goofs	During Johnny Parkson Riggs first dance / dream sequence, after the coins fall from the sky, the shadow of the camera dolly is clearly visible. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Fred Astaire (1981). See more »
Soundtracks	Angel See more »
Quotes	Johnny Parkson Riggs: This isn't a country. It's a cemetery with a train running through it. See more »

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