Review of Yolanda and the Thief (1945) by Katie R — 28 Sep 2007

I'm pretty sure I'm the only person in the world who loves this movie. Bremer and Astaire were so amazing together, and they should have done more movies.

This review of Yolanda and the Thief (1945) was written by Katie R on 28 Sep 2007.

Yolanda and the Thief has generally received mixed reviews.

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Minnelli's second film suffers from the casting of Lucille Bremer (producer Arthur Freed's mistress) in the lead role, and the public was not…

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By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 20 Oct 2006

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