Yolanda and the Thief (1945)

Victor Budlow Trout: Johnny, do you realize the penalty for impersonating an angel?
Johnny Parkson Riggs: No, what is it?
Victor Budlow Trout: Well, it's - it's - pretty severe.

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Aunt Amarilla: Right now we will have lunch, as only Gaston can prepare it.
Yolanda Aquaviva: I am hungry.
Aunt Amarilla: Good. I've planned something a little special. Fresh caviar, which was flown here from Russia, avocados flown here from California, and roast pheasants - they fly here themselves.

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Johnny Parkson Riggs: You didn't tell anybody I was your guardian angel, did you?
Yolanda Aquaviva: Not exactly. All I said was that you weren't a real man. My aunt doesn't believe me.
Yolanda Aquaviva: I'm glad of that. I'd rather it didn't get around.

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