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Yolanda and the Thief (1945) Facts
| Director(s) | Vincente Minnelli |
| Producer(s) | Arthur Freed, Roger Edens (uncredited) |
| Featured Cast | Fred Astaire, Lucille Bremer, Frank Morgan, Mildred Natwick, Mary Nash |
| Total Facts | 2 |
According to the introduction by Robert Osborne on a TCM broadcast, Lucille Ball was going to play the Frank Morgan role of the fellow con-artist to Fred Astaire.
Originally planned to star Fred Astaire and Judy Garland. Plans were abandoned when Garland was cast in the big budget western musical The Harvey Girls. The two would eventually be cast opposite each other in Easter Parade.