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05/24/03
Yolanda and the Thief (1945)
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Reviews Counted: 6 Fresh: 3 Rotten:3 Average Rating: 5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins
Synopsis: After the death of her parents, heiress Yolanda was sent to live in the isolated, protective world of a Latin American convent. Now that she's come of age, the young woman ventures out on her own, her innocent and trusting nature making her an easy target for a pair of greedy con men.... [More]
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Starring: Fred Astaire, Lucille Bremer, Frank Morgan, Leon Ames, Mildred Natwick
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One of Minnelli's weaker musicals, the film suffered from the casting of Lucille Bremer (producer Arthur Freed's mistress) in the lead role, for which she was too forsty and too old, and the public was not crazy about seeing Astaire playing a thief.
10/21/06
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03/25/06
Top Critic
One of the few Minnelli musicals which shows a huge gap between innovative intent and final execution
07/07/05
Truly unbearable; nothing works. When even Astaire isn't coming across, you know you're watching a stinker.
08/14/03
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