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Yolanda And The Thief

YOLANDA AND THE THIEF

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CREDITS

1945, 109 minutes, Technicolor.
Producer, Arthur Freed; Director, Vincente Minnelli; Screenplay, Irving Brecher; Cinematography, Charles Rosher; Music Direction, Lennie Hayton; Choreography, Eugene Loring.

CAST

Johnny Parkson Riggs, Fred Astaire; Yolanda, Lucille Bremer; Victor Budlow Trout, Frank Morgan; Aunt Amarillo, Mildred Natwick; Duenna, Mary Nash; Mr. Candle, Leon Ames; Schoolteacher, Ludwig Stossel; Mother Superior, Jane Green; Pupeteer, Remo Bufano; Padre, Francis Pierlot.

SONGS

This Is A Day For Love; Angel; Will You Marry Me?; Yolanda; Coffee Time by Arthur Freed and Harry Warren.

PLOT

"Fred Astaire is thief Johnny Riggs, a dapper con-man travelling the mythical South American land of Patria. Lucille Bremer co-stars as Yolanda, a naive, sheltered young woman, and heiress to the wealthiest family in the land. Their paths cross when Johnny overhears Yolanda's plea for a guardian angel and introduces himself as the answer to her prayers. With the aid of fellow rogue Victor Trout (Frank Morgan), the two attempt to enrich themselves - at the expense of Yolanda. . .Johnny is then forced to choose between ill-gotten wealth and the love of a beautiful woman."
- Liner Notes from MGM/Turner Laserdisc

NOTES

"Directed with immense sophistication by Vincente Minnelli, the finished product was a triumph of style over content, with Irving Brecher's mundane screenplay. . .uncomfortably at variance with the elegant visual flair imposed on the narrative. . ."
- Clive Hirschhorn, The Hollywood Musical

". . .the result is not all it might have been. Arthur Freed produced with lavishness, and the casting. . .has an eye towards marquee values, but the basic yarn doesn't lend itself toward the screen."
- Variety

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