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Yolanda and the Thief

1945 · 108 min

A frothy Technicolor confection that drifts between dreamy dance numbers and gentle comedy, charming but never quite sparkling.

Tagline
M-G-M's Magic Musical in Technicolor!
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.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • deception
  • redemption
  • faith
  • identity
Places
  • fantasy world
  • single country house
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism2
Romance6
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
music, romance, fantasy
Directed by
Vincente Minnelli
Written by
Irving Brecher, Ludwig Bemelmans
Starring
Fred Astaire, Lucille Bremer, Frank Morgan, Mildred Natwick, Mary Nash, Leon Ames, Ludwig Stössel, Jane Green
Music
Lennie Hayton
Cinematography
Charles Rosher
Runtime
108 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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