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.
Unfortunately the movie Yolanda and the Thief is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Production | Arthur Freed | Producer |
| Writing | Irving Brecher | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ludwig Bemelmans | Story |
| Sound | Lennie Hayton | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Vincente Minnelli | Director |
| Camera | Charles Rosher | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Jacques Théry | Story |
| Writing | Ludwig Bemelmans | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irene | Costume Design |
| Art | Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jack Dawn | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Art | Jack Martin Smith | Art Direction |
| Production | Roger Edens | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irene Sharaff | Costume Design |
| Editing | George White | Editor |
