Yolanda and the Thief
Seen it?1945 | 108 min | Music, Romance, Fantasy
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (80% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had almost no lasting buzz and a box office loss. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and fantasy fans. If you loved Stardust or Wicked: For Good, start here.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 48 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1945: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
80% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$2 million worldwide on a $2 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 7K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Vincente Minnelli
- Fred AstaireJohnny Parkson Riggs
- Lucille BremerYolanda
- Frank MorganVictor Budlow Trout
- Mildred NatwickAunt Amarilla
- Mary NashDuenna
- Leon AmesMr. Candle
- Ludwig StösselSchool Teacher (as Ludwig Stossel)
- Jane GreenMother Superior
- Remo BufanoPuppeteer
- Francis PierlotPadre