Yolanda and the Thief
M-G-M's Magic Musical in Technicolor!
108 mins
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.
Remo Bufano
Puppeteer
Arthur Freed
Producer
Irving Brecher
Screenplay
Ludwig Bemelmans
Story
Lennie Hayton
Original Music Composer
Jacques Théry
Story
Ludwig Bemelmans
Screenplay
Jack Dawn
Makeup Artist
Jack Martin Smith
Art Direction
Roger Edens
Associate Producer
George White
Editor