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Yolanda and the Thief

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Fresh out of the convent, naive heiress Yolanda (Lucille Bremer) becomes an easy target for charming confidence man Johnny Riggs (Fred Astaire) and his sidekick, Victor Trout (Frank Morgan). Johnny manages to trick the devout Yolanda into believing that he is her guardian angel and -- once perched upon her shoulder -- he goes about the business of relieving her of her inheritance. But when Johnny begins to fall for his beautiful target, he struggles to choose between love and money.

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Nell Minow Movie Mom Rated: 3/5 Aug 23, 2005 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Minnelli's second film suffers from the casting of Lucille Bremer (producer Arthur Freed's mistress) in the lead role, and the public was not crazy about seeing Astaire playing a thief. Rated: C+ Oct 21, 2006 Full Review Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television Visually spectacular musical. Aug 26, 2006 Full Review Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) Odd musical comedy with brilliant design and intriguing script. Rated: 4/5 Sep 23, 2003 Full Review Nick Davis Nick's Flick Picks Truly unbearable; nothing works. When even Astaire isn't coming across, you know you're watching a stinker. Rated: 0/5 Aug 14, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis Fresh out of the convent, naive heiress Yolanda (Lucille Bremer) becomes an easy target for charming confidence man Johnny Riggs (Fred Astaire) and his sidekick, Victor Trout (Frank Morgan). Johnny manages to trick the devout Yolanda into believing that he is her guardian angel and -- once perched upon her shoulder -- he goes about the business of relieving her of her inheritance. But when Johnny begins to fall for his beautiful target, he struggles to choose between love and money.
Director
Vincente Minnelli
Producer
Arthur Freed
Screenwriter
Ludwig Bemelmans, Jacques Théry, Irving Brecher
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Genre
Musical
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 20, 1945, Wide
Release Date (DVD)
Mar 15, 2011
Runtime
1h 48m