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Yolanda and the Thief

Yolanda and the Thief

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 22, 1945

Runtime

1h 48m

Genres

Music, Romance, Fantasy

User Score

57%

Original Title

Yolanda and the Thief

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Director

Vincente Minnelli

Budget

$2,443,322

Revenue

$1,791,000

Description

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.