Yolanda and the Thief

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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  Fred Astaire

  Johnny Parkson Riggs
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  Lucille Bremer

  Yolanda
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  Frank Morgan

  Victor Budlow Trout
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  Mildred Natwick

  Aunt Amarilla
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  Mary Nash

  Duenna
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  Leon Ames

  Mr. Candle
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  Ludwig Stössel

  School Teacher (as Ludwig Stossel)
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  Jane Green

  Mother Superior
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  Francis Pierlot

  Padre
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  Leon Belasco

  Taxi Driver