Other articles where yolanda and the thief is discussed. Fred astaire is the thief of the title, namely johnny riggs, a dapper conman travelling the mythical south american land of patria. Search millions of obituaries and death notices containing names of the deceased, family members, invaluable stories, and more. It was a very well intentioned movie that never got off the ground, was not considered a hit. Guys, i just finished thief gold, and am going to install steam version of thief 2 now. Become a better singer in only 30 days, with easy video lessons. Francis phillip wuppermann june 1, 1890 september 18, 1949, known professionally as frank morgan, was an american character actor on radio, stage and film. Lovely lucille bremer is yolanda and fred astaire is the thief in yolanda and the thief, a 1945 musical directed by vincente minnelli and also starring frank morgan, leon ames, and mildred natwick. Simply enter in name, date, location and any associated keywords. Yolanda and the thief has long been considered the nadir of arthur freeds years as an mgm musical producer. A newspaper price war breaks out, but the newsboys manage to foil criminals as well. Yolanda and the thief lost money at the box office, as did minnellis next musical, the pirate, starring judy and gene kelly.
Yolanda and the thief is a 1945 american technicolor mgm musical comedy film set in a fictional latin american country. Legendas yolanda and the thief legendas portuguese br. Mike wallace interviews 1948 01 frank lloyd wright. Michael piper private det 420206 ernie basin murder. Unappreciated at the time of its release, the film was a huge financial and critical. Fred astaire and lucille bremer in yolanda and the thief 1945 nina bara and. Arthur freeds unit also produced minnellis yolanda and the thief 1945, an exotic, charming fantasy about a con man fred astaire who convinces a rich, virginal, south american heiress that he is her guardian angel. Riggs decides to materialize as the girls angel, gains her unquestioning. Mike wallace interviews 1948 02 frank lloyd wright. I got up early one morning to record it, from there i bought it on tape, and then was constantly waiting for it to come out on dvd. Astaire played an american con man visiting the mythical latin american country of patria, with an eye to fleecing a. Yolanda and the thief yolanda 1945 known for adventures of casanova lady bianca 1948.
The 1945 mgm film yolanda and the thief is a musical film in which special coins appear. The thiefs storythethiefs story national council of. The first ronald mcdonald house opens in philadelphia, pennsylvania. Bremer producer arthur freeds mistress in the lead role, and the public was not crazy about seeing astaire playing a thief. He was best known for his appearances in films starting in the silent era in 1916, and then numerous sound films throughout the 1930s and 1940s, mostly as a contract player at metrogoldwynmayer, with his most celebrated. Yolanda and the thief on dvd 883316326282 from warner bros. There, he overhears a conventbred rich girl praying to her guardian angel for help in managing her tangled business affairs. The sets, props, and costumes are gorgeous, in a somewhat surreal way, and the intense technicolor will knock your eyes out. Lobby card for yolanda and the thief shows fred astaire in a dance scene from the film.
Coffee time, my dreamy friend, its coffee time lets sing this silly little rhyme and have a cup of coffee java time, my happy chum, lets have a time well celebrate for just a dime and have a cup of coffee greetin time, the music box is beatin time its good oldfashioned meetin time were in the pink, so come and clink and. Yolanda and the thief, which just made its dvd debut on warner archive, may be the best fred astaire movie musical youve never heard of. That same year, another one of the greatest allblack musicals of alltime was released, stormy weather 1943, a revue starring the ravishing lena horne who sang what would become her signature tune, the title. Few would argue with the opinion that american entertainer fred astaire was the greatest dancer ever seen on film. It badly damaged bremers career, and led to astaire contemplating retirement. Fred astaire and frank morgan are two swindlers in search of a fortune and they found it in impressionable yolanda, played by lucille bremer the older sister in meet me in saint louis. Walter tetley, radios foremost young actor tetley was in the thirties when the show was recorded, plays a newspaper boy. Yolanda and the thief 1945 full movie download full hd. Born to a wealthy omaha family, young astaire was trained at the alvienne school of dance and the ned wayburn school of dancing. Request it on dvd, and watch for it on turner classic movies. Watch yolanda and the thief full movie in hd visit johnny riggs, a con man on the lam, finds himself in a latinameric. Yolanda and the thief 1945 vincente minnelli, fred astaire. The thiefs storythethiefs story 2 read and find out who does i refer to in this story. Lobby card for yolanda and the thief shows fred astaire and lucille bremer in a dance scene from the film.
Fred astaire and frank morgan are two confidence men in the fictional south american andean. Yolanda and the thief 1945 vincente minnelli, fred. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies.
Yolanda and the thief 1945 appears to be on home video moratorium including, incredibly, used video. Hills dilemma led to the first ronald mcdonald house. May 03, 2017 watch yolanda and the thief full movie. Manuela alva judy garland, who lives in the small caribbean village of calvados, dreams of being swept away by the legendary. Yolanda and the thief is a 1945 american technicolor mgm musicalcomedy film set in a fictional latin american country. Yolanda and the thief is an american film directed by vincente minnelli, released in 1945. Yolanda and the thief film by minnelli 1945 britannica. Apr 12, 2012 yolanda and the thief yolanda and the thief 1945 after watching a clip of a documentary in class regarding the golden age of musicals, i was particularly interested by a movie mentioned simply by the creative, surrealist set that appeared in that short clip. Theatrical trailer for the 1945 metrogoldwynmayer musical yolanda and the thief, starring fred astaire, lucille bremer, and frank morgan. Mgm musical comedy theater 520220 08 yolanda thief. With fred astaire, lucille bremer, frank morgan, mildred natwick.
In the meanwhile, this sounds like a lovely cd of the soundtrack. Yolanda and the thief 1945 full movie download full hd youtube. Lucille bremer costars as yolanda, a naive, sheltered young woman, and heiress to the wealthiest family in the land. Astaire and morgan are con men in a latin american country called patria which is practically owned by the aquaviva family. With songs by cole porter, it stars judy garland and gene kelly with costars walter slezak, gladys cooper, reginald owen, and george zucco.
Yolanda and the thief 1945 sometimes your biggest failure can also become your biggest success. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing yolanda and the thief near you. Released earlier this year on dvd by the warner archive, yolanda and. Johnny riggs, a con man on the lam, finds himself in a latinamerican country named patria. I understand there are 2 patches i could install for thief 2 in order to modernize it. Yolanda and the thief 1945 yolanda and the thief 1945. It stars fred astaire, lucille bremer, frank morgan, and mildred natwick, with music by harry warren and lyrics by arthur freed. Your unique search query will be saved automatically. She is fascinated with angels, especially arch angels and guardian angels and falls for astaires story that he is. Yolanda and the thief 1945 film the fleets in 1942. The film was directed by vincente minnelli and produced by arthur freed the film was a longtime pet project of freeds to promote his lover. And though only 15, i was an experienced and fairly successful hand.
Yolanda and the thief is one of his lesserknown and poorlyreceived films, but it has many features that make it worth viewing, beyond astaire himself. Yolanda and the thief 1996 fresh out of the convent, naive heiress yolanda lucille bremer becomes an easy target for charming confidence man johnny riggs fred astaire and his sidekick. Yolanda and the thief 1945 movie poster cinematerial. In 1973, fred hill, a football player with the philadelphia eagles, had the need for such a facility at childrens hospital in philadelphia, where his child was being treated for leukemia. Freed failed to make a star out of bremer, and she left the movies in 1948, last appearing in the human gorilla presumably, as bad as it sounds. This film was a massive box office bomb at the time of release, and was a critical failure as well. One coin has actress greta garbo on it and another has an eagle. Recobbled cut play all garrett gilchrists restoration of the unfinished animated masterpiece from 3time oscarwinning animator richard williams who framed roger rabbit, a christmas carol. Yolanda and the thief 1945 the movie database tmdb. Fred astaire and frank morgan are two swindlers in search of a fortune and they found it in impressionable yolanda, played. A 1945 mgm musicalcomedy film set in a fictional latin american country, and stars fred astaire, lucille bremer, frank morgan, ludwig. Yolanda and the thief 1996 cast and crew fresh out of the convent, naive heiress yolanda lucille bremer becomes an easy target for charming confidence man johnny riggs fred astaire and his.
The film was directed by vincente minnelli and produced by arthur freed. Staring fred astaire, lucille bremer, mildred natwick and mary nash. Legendas yolanda and the thief legendas portuguese br 1cd. The image measures 1027 1500 pixels and is 280 kilobytes large. Astaire and morgan are con men in a latin american country called patria which is. The kid on the corner, april 10, 1948, nbc audition. Yolanda and the thief 1945 original theatrical trailer.
Yolanda and the thief is a 1945 american technicolor mgm musicalcomedy film set in a. Yolanda and the thief 1945 film the fleets in 1942 film. Under freeds guidance, minnelli directed cabin in the sky 1943, his debut hollywood film and the first allblack musical in many years. Yolanda and the thief 1996 cast and crew moviefone.