Yolanda and the Thief ( 1945 )

Overview

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.

Top Cast

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

Fernando Alvarado

Jessie Arnold

Nina Bara

Alma Beltran

Edward Biby

George Calliga

Zedra Conde

Gino Corrado

Franco Corsaro

Guy D'Ennery

Jean De Briac

Karen X. Gaylord

Marta Mitrovich

Ellinor Vanderveer

Concha Ybarra