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Fitzwilly

- Fitzwilly strikes again!

When Miss Vicki's father dies, she becomes the world's greatest philanthropist. Unfortunately, she is flat broke! Her loyal butler, Claude Fitzwilliam, leads the household staff to rob from various businesses by charging goods to various wealthy people and misdirecting the shipments, all to keep Miss Vicki's standard of living.

Release Date : 1967-12-20

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : The Mirisch Company

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Claude R. Fitzwilliam

Original Name : Dick Van Dyke

Gender : Male

Character Name : Juliet Nowell

Original Name : Barbara Feldon

Gender : Female

Character Name : Albert

Original Name : John McGiver

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss Victoria Woodworth

Original Name : Edith Evans

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Nowell

Original Name : Harry Townes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Morton Dunne

Original Name : John Fiedler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Grimsby

Original Name : Anne Seymour

Gender : Female

Character Name : Oberblatz

Original Name : Norman Fell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Buckmaster

Original Name : Cecil Kellaway

Gender : Male

Character Name : Byron Casey

Original Name : Stephen Strimpell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Mortimer

Original Name : Helen Kleeb

Gender : Female

Character Name : Prettikin

Original Name : Paul Reed

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pierre

Original Name : Albert Carrier

Gender : Male

Character Name : Simmons

Original Name : Nelson Olmsted

Gender : Male

Character Name : Assistant D.A. Elliot Adams

Original Name : Dennis Cooney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charles

Original Name : Noam Pitlik

Gender : Male

Character Name : Garland

Original Name : Anthony Eustrel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Oliver

Original Name : Sam Waterston

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kitty

Original Name : Karen Norris

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dolly

Original Name : Patience Cleveland

Gender : Female

Character Name : Frank

Original Name : Lew Brown

Gender : Male

Character Name : Goldfarb

Original Name : Monroe Arnold

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ryan

Original Name : Robert Williams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Cotty (uncredited)

Original Name : Laurence Naismith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Mudge (uncredited)

Original Name : Barbara Morrison

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bar Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Kenner G. Kemp

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Fletcher Allen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Elderly Shoplifter (uncredited)

Original Name : Merie Earle

Gender : Female

Character Name : Customer (uncredited)

Original Name : John Alban

Gender : Male

Character Name : Customer (uncredited)

Original Name : Ruth Foster

Gender : Female

Character Name : Saleswoman (uncredited)

Original Name : Meg Wyllie

Gender : Female

Character Name : Liquor Store Clerk (uncredited)

Original Name : Arthur Peterson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man Who Gets Slapped (uncredited)

Original Name : John Daheim

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kid (uncredited)

Original Name : Gary Dubin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Customer (uncredited)

Original Name : Ethelreda Leopold

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bar Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Arthur Tovey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bar Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Cherney

Gender : Male

Reviews

Peter McGinn

@narrator56

2022-06-23

With Dick Van Dyke in the lead, its lack of naughty language and the movie’s 60s look (which is of course when it was filmed), I hope I can be forgiven for wondering if this was a Disney film. I have lost track of many of them over the years. But no, apparently not. It was released in Canada by the crazy title A Garden of Cucumbers, which sounds less crazy when you know that was the title of the novel it is based on, which in turn is based on a bible quote. This is a pleasant and lighthearted comedy, one you can watch both with both family and friends as the plot is simple enough so as not to require much concentration. There is also some romance baked into it, though it is not what we think of as rom-coms these days. So there you are. And I guess after you get past Van Dyke and Barbara Feldon, the excellent ensemble cast of character actors also contributed to my wondering if Disney had made this film. Most movies don’t do this great a job choosing actors for the lesser roles. We watched this as a holiday movie, though for 90% of the movie it doesn’t feel like one. But near the end they start mentioning Christmas and the climactic scenes take place at Gimbels on Christmas Eve. I can’t say I would seek out this movie to watch again, but it was amusing enough so that I wouldn’t root around for the controller if it came on while I was doing something else with the TV on. Sitting chatting with friends and family, for example.