Yolanda and the Thief

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Yolanda and the Thief

Released Nov 20, 1945

1h 48m

Musical

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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.

Nell Minow

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Rated: 3/5

Aug 23, 2005

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Emanuel Levy

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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

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Michael E. Grost

Classic Film and Television

Visually spectacular musical.

Aug 26, 2006

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Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Odd musical comedy with brilliant design and intriguing script.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 23, 2003

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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

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Steve D

More creepy than fun.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/27/23

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Audience Member

This has to be the most embarrassing vehicle for Fred Astaire and Vincent Minnelli. Cringe-worthy from the first scene to the last.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Audience Member

Vincente Minnelli's lush Technicolor fable is uneven to say the least, but it's a triumph of style over substance; Astaire and Bremer dance to the song "Coffee Time."

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

Another musical and dancing delight from Fred Astaire in this timeless classic. A latin heiress calls upon her guardian angel for support and gets a on the run con-man who's pretending to be the angel and is about to help take her money but ends up falling in love with her. Once again Fred Astaire provides magnificent entertainment with his singing and dancing and Brener dazzles us with her beauty and a great performance. You can always guarantee good singing and dancing scenes when Astaire is casted. He is always delightful to watch. As a fan of Astaire I encourage anyone who is thrilled to watch great dancing and good tunes to watch a movie with Fred Astaire in it. You definitely get your worth of entertainment out of him.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

Not my favorite Fred movie but as always, it's a pleasure to watch him dance!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Audience Member

Yolanda is just such an awful character, can't get past it and her beyond extreme naivete/stupidity. Nothing in the script is believable, character motivations make no sense.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Victor Budlow Trout

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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