"beautiful he'd ever heard. It was the only song from the original motion picture that wasn't included in the original stage production, although it is featured in the latest British tour. Due to the length of the film, broadcast versions in the United States often cut either ""Lovely Lonely Man"" or ""Roses of Success"", usually on an alternating basis. Various actresses have now played Truly Scrumptious in stage productions of ""Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"". These include the following in the order they have played the character. ""Approximate Dates given where available"" Truly Scrumptious Truly Scrumptious is a fictional character in"
"film better than the marriage shown in the book, and so Caractacus was portrayed as a widower. Truly Scrumptious is introduced near the start of the film while driving her 1909 Humber motorcar through the local village, when she almost runs into two children, Jeremy and Jemima, who suddenly run out across the road in front of her, causing her motorcar to crash through a hedge and into a muddy little pond. Truly assumes they have played truant from school and takes them home to inform their father, an absent-minded inventor named Caractacus Potts. When they arrive Truly is shocked"
"of it. However, a man in the junkyard intends to buy the car from the garage owner, Mr. Coggins, for scrap. The children, who live with their father Caractacus Potts, an eccentric inventor, and the family's equally peculiar grandfather, implore their father to buy the car, but Caractacus cannot afford it. While playing truant from school, they meet Truly Scrumptious, a beautiful upper-class woman with her own motor car, who brings them home to report their truancy to their father. After she leaves, Caractacus promises the children that he will save the car, but is taken aback at the cost"
"movie do Caractacus and Truly truly see eye to eye. The song was written by Robert B. Sherman & Richard M. Sherman. Truly Scrumptious sports a dirndl in this sequence consisting of a forest green satin bodice (trimmed in black velvet and accented with stitched crisscrossed red ribbon straps down the front and gold buttons), white blouse (the sleeves are double puffed done in delicate white silk satin; there are three yellow ribbons stitched to the sleeves for added detail; the collar is also trimmed in lace), full, printed (in the shape of gold diamonds) cotton red skirt (a tea"
"Bond series, by the same author, are usually double entendres, Truly Scrumptious is rather more innocent, and appropriate to a children's book. The pun is also used in the recurring song of the same name ""Truly Scrumptious"". A running gag is Truly running her car off the road in the film. The registration plate of Truly's motor car was CUB 1, an homage to Cubby Broccoli. In the film, Truly sings the Sherman Brothers' song ""Lovely Lonely Man"" about Caractacus Potts. When the songwriters demonstrated the song for producer Cubby Broccoli he reportedly commented that the song was the most"
"Moody). Hughes said he did not enjoy making the film. ""We took too long to make it,"" he said. ""I sweated over it for about a year and really it was a only a children's film. I think such a thing should be made quickly and with enthusiasm. My enthusiasm ran out long before the end."" The Caractacus Potts inventions in the film were created by Rowland Emett; by 1976, ""Time"" magazine, describing Emett's work, said no term other than ""Fantasticator...could remotely convey the diverse genius of the perky, pink-cheeked Englishman whose pixilations, in cartoon, watercolor and clanking 3-D reality,"
"when Truly unexpectedly supports him and helps him to make a successful pitch to her father (with the help of the song and dance routine (""Toot Sweets""). Lord Scrumptious is won over, but just as he is about to buy the product from Caractacus, a pack of neighbourhood dogs, responding to the high pitched music notes produced by the sweets attracting the dogs, descend on the factory and Lord Scrumptious furiously dismisses Caractacus and ejects the Potts family from his premises. However, Truly, who is becoming attracted to Caractacus, realises that the incident with the dogs was an accident and"
"he has committed himself to. He looks for ways to raise money to avoid letting them down. Later that evening, Potts discovers that the sweets produced by a machine he has invented can be played like a flute. He tries to sell the ""Toot Sweets"" to Truly's father, Lord Scrumptious, a major confectionery manufacturer. He is almost successful until the whistle attracts a pack of dogs who overrun the factory, resulting in Caractacus's proposition being rejected. Caractacus next takes his automatic hair-cutting machine to a carnival to raise money, but his invention accidentally ruins the hair of a customer. Potts"
"to discover that Caractacus doesn't mind the children playing truant, and the two adults argue over his method of raising his children, before Caractacus loses his temper and Truly is forced to leave his property at once. As it turns out, Truly is the daughter of a wealthy sweet factory owner, Lord Scrumptious. When Truly visits her father at his factory the next day, she sees Caractacus there, waiting to show her father a product he has created. During this unexpected meeting she learns Caractacus is an inventor who has managed to produce 'flawed' sweet tubes full of holes, a"
"James Garner and Elke Sommer, ""Some Kind of a Nut"", ""Never a Dull Moment"" with Edward G. Robinson, and ""Divorce American Style"" with Debbie Reynolds and Jean Simmons. But he also starred as Caractacus Pott (with his native accent, at his own insistence, despite the English setting) in the successful musical version of Ian Fleming's ""Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"" (1968), which co-starred Sally Ann Howes and featured the same songwriters (The Sherman Brothers) and choreographers (Marc Breaux and Dee Dee Wood) as ""Mary Poppins"". In 1969, Van Dyke appeared in the comedy-drama ""The Comic"", written and directed by Carl Reiner."
"Tucker: The Man and His Dream Tucker: The Man and His Dream is a 1988 American biographical comedy-drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Jeff Bridges. The film recounts the story of Preston Tucker and his attempt to produce and market the 1948 Tucker Sedan, which was met with scandal between the ""Big Three automobile manufacturers"" and accusations of stock fraud from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Joan Allen, Martin Landau, Elias Koteas, Frederic Forrest and Christian Slater appear in supporting roles. In 1973, Coppola began development of a film based on the life of Tucker, originally"
"Truly agrees to marry him. As they drive home, he acknowledges the importance of pragmatism, as the car takes off into the air again. The cast includes: The part of Truly Scrumptious had originally been offered to Julie Andrews, to reunite her with Van Dyke after their success in ""Mary Poppins"". Andrews rejected the role specifically because she considered that the part was too close to the Poppins mould. Instead, Sally Ann Howes was given the role. Van Dyke was cast after he turned down the role of Fagin from another 1968 musical ""Oliver!"" (which ended up going to Ron"
"by Dick Van Dyke in the film), and she sings the second verse back to them. It occurs at the beach scene in the middle of the film when all the characters begin to fall in love with each other. This song is reprised later in the story as a counterpoint to another song entitled: ""Doll on a Music Box"". When the song is sung a second time, in counterpoint, it is then sung by Caractacus. Truly sings the counterpoint as an expression of her own, ""real life"" emotional detachment. The counterpoint is staccato whereas ""Truly Scrumptious"" has a legato"
"1998 autobiography, the infamous ""Apollo 1"" fire led to Universal Pictures being skeptical about releasing a comedy on space travel so soon after the tragedy. Not as popular as his first film ventures, ""The Incredible Mr. Limpet"" (1964) and ""The Ghost and Mr. Chicken"" (1966), due to its connection to the Apollo program, ""The Reluctant Astronaut"" still was a popular children's film and was frequently shown on weekend afternoons. Knotts was nominated for the 1967 Golden Laurel Male Comedy Performance Award for his role in ""The Reluctant Astronaut"". For the benefits in publicity for their programs, NASA also named Knotts,"
"be called his best performance: three interrelated roles in the comedy ""Some Like It Hot"" (1959). Thomson called it an ""outrageous film,"" and an American Film Institute survey voted it the funniest American film ever made. The film co-starred Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe, and was directed by Billy Wilder. That was followed by Blake Edwards’s ""Operation Petticoat"" (1959) with Cary Grant. They were both frantic comedies, and displayed his impeccable comic timing. He often collaborated with Edwards on later films. In 1960, Curtis played a supporting role in ""Spartacus"", which became another major hit for him. His stardom and"
"Sally Ann Howes Sally Ann Howes (born 20 July 1930) is an English actress and singer who holds dual British-American citizenship. Her career on stage, screen, and television has spanned over six decades. She is best known for the role of Truly Scrumptious in the 1968 musical film ""Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"". She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical in 1963 for her performance in ""Brigadoon"". Howes was born in St John's Wood, London, the daughter of British comedian/actor/singer/variety star Bobby Howes (1895–1972) and actress/singer Patricia Malone (1899–1971). She is the granddaughter of"
"product he plans to try and sell to her father as a novelty which he calls 'Toot Sweets', as they can be played like a flute. Caractacus cannot understand why the holes keep appearing and Truly casually states that the boiling point of his sugar is too high. Caractacus, who hasn't realised yet that Truly is Lord Scrumptious' daughter, thinks that Truly is being an interfering busybody again, and starts to argue with her once more. At this point Lord Scrumptious enters, and Caractacus realises who Truly is. He thinks that he has ruined his chances of selling the sweets,"
"children and the village from the Baron. The Toymaker sneaks them into the castle disguised as life-size dolls for the Baron's birthday. Caractacus snares the Baron, and the children swarm into the banquet hall, overcoming the Baron's palace guards and guests. In the ensuing chaos, the Baron, Baroness, and the evil Child Catcher are captured. The Potts family and Truly fly back to England. When they arrive home, Lord Scrumptious surprises Caractacus with an offer to buy the Toot Sweet as a canine confection. Caractacus, realising that he will be rich, rushes to tell Truly the news. They kiss, and"
"The play also won for its graphics (Pat Gavin) and was nominated in four other categories. Potter explored political defection and its consequences in ""Traitor"" (1971), ""Gorky Park"" (1983), ""The Singing Detective"" (1986) and ""Cold Lazarus"" (1996). The visitation motif plays a central role in ""The Confidence Course"" (1965), ""Shaggy Dog"" (1968), ""Angels Are So Few"" (1970), ""Joe's Ark"" (1974), ""Schmoedipus"" (1975), ""Brimstone and Treacle"" (1976), ""Rain on the Roof"" (1980), ""Track 29"" (1987) and ""Secret Friends"" (1992). Daniel's anecdote about the Pakistani waiter sweeping up in a fast food restaurant and the outraged response this provokes from a disgruntled"
"the movie, in an attempt to prove there's nothing to the story. Hocus Pocus (1993 film) Hocus Pocus is a 1993 American comedy horror fantasy film directed by Kenny Ortega, starring Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker; written by Neil Cuthbert and Mick Garris, and based on a story by Garris and David Kirschner. It follows a villainous trio of witches, who are inadvertently resurrected by a teenage boy in Salem, Massachusetts. Although it was not a critical or commercial success when it was first released, ""Hocus Pocus"" has become a cult film, largely from annual airings on"
"October 1963) in which Barney, Gomer, and Andy retrieve a baseball of Opie and his friend from the house. Another ""Andy Griffith Show"" connection is a small role played by Hal Smith, who had a recurring role on the show. Knotts left the television series at the end of the 1964–65 season in order to pursue a film career. He had already starred in ""The Incredible Mr. Limpet"" (1964). Knotts' popularity prompted a multiple-movie deal with Universal, starting with this movie, and followed by ""The Reluctant Astronaut"" (1967), ""The Shakiest Gun in the West"" (1968), ""The Love God?"" (1969), and"
"against the wicked Baron. Once the Baron is defeated, the family are hailed as heroes by the people of Vulgaria, and return home. After the unexpected adventure, Lord Scrumptious changes his mind about the sweets and buys the idea from Caractacus, planning to market them as dog treats. At this point it is also discovered that Lord Scrumptious was formerly an officer in the British Army, Grandpa Potts was his batman, and both men are delighted to be reunited. Caractacus, who has realised that he has fallen in love with Truly, agrees to marry her, to the delight of the"
"of the French expression ""tout de suite"", meaning ""at once"" or ""right away"". During World War I British soldiers serving in France, most of whom could not speak French, adopted the phrase as ""toot sweet"" to mean ""hurry up"" or ""look smart"". In the context of the film and stage musical, ""Toot Sweets"" is about a piece of confectionery (""sweet"" being the British term for confectionery) invented by the main character, Caractacus Potts, that has holes in it, making the sweet playable as an edible whistle. Unfortunately for Potts, the toot sweets act like dog whistles, calling all the local"
"Gonks Go Beat Gonks Go Beat is a 1965 British science fiction / musical fantasy film, directed by Robert Hartford-Davis. It stars Kenneth Connor and Frank Thornton. ""Gonks Go Beat"" is loosely based on the ""Romeo and Juliet"" storyline and features 16 musical numbers performed by a variety of artists, including Lulu and the Luvvers, The Nashville Teens and members of the Graham Bond Organisation including Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce and Dick Heckstall-Smith. Other musical contributors were – and remained – obscure. The film includes an early appearance by the actor Derek Thompson performing with his twin sister Elaine (credited"
"in the 2002 and 2005 stage musical versions of the film. In American TV broadcasts of the 1968 motion picture, this song is often cut to fit into the allotted, two-hour time slot. The other song that is sometimes alternatively cut is ""Lovely Lonely Man"". The Roses of Success ""The Roses of Success"" is an ""up tempo"" song and musical number from the popular 1968 Cubby Broccoli motion picture, ""Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"". In the film it is sung when ""Grandpa Potts"" (played by Lionel Jeffries) is caught in the Vulgarian inventors' workshop and is forced to modify a car"
"five Don Knotts films, including ""The Ghost and Mr. Chicken"" (1966), ""The Reluctant Astronaut"" (1967), ""The Shakiest Gun in the West"" (1968) (released on CD by Percepto in 2007), ""The Love God?"" (1969) and ""How to Frame a Figg"" (1971), releasing scores on a Compact Disc companion to some of their DVD releases. His other film work includes the scores for the William Castle films ""The Night Walker"" (1964), ""The Busy Body"" (1967) and ""The Spirit Is Willing"" (1967), as well as other 1960s movies such as ""A Very Special Favor"" (1965), ""The Caper of the Golden Bulls"" (1967), ""Don't"
"Lord Scrumptious in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Such appearances included the St Trinian's films (""The Belles of St Trinian's"", ""Blue Murder at St Trinian's"", and ""The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery"") as Manton Bassett, a civil servant who was the Deputy Director of Schools in the Ministry of Education, where he was often seen frowning and expressing indignation at the outrageous behaviour of other characters. To American audiences, Wattis is probably best known for his performance as the British civil servant Northbrook in ""The Prince and the Showgirl"" (1957). He broke from this typecasting in his later films, such as"
"popular was ""Operation Petticoat"" (1959), a military comedy which Curtis made for Edwards alongside Cary Grant. Curtis and Leigh made one more film together ""Who Was That Lady?"" (1960), a comedy with Dean Martin. He and Debbie Reynolds then starred in the romantic comedy ""The Rat Race"" (1960). Douglas came calling again, offering Curtis a key role in the former's epic production ""Spartacus"" (1960). It was a huge hit and earned Curtis a Golden Globe nomination. Curtis then made his first movies in a while without a significant ""name"" co star. Both were biopics: ""The Great Impostor"" (1961), directed by"
"Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels is a 1998 British-American crime comedy film written and directed by Guy Ritchie, produced by Matthew Vaughn and starring an ensemble cast featuring Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher, Nick Moran, Jason Statham, Steven Mackintosh, Vinnie Jones, and Sting. The story is a heist involving a self-confident young card sharp who loses £500,000 to a powerful crime lord in a rigged game of three card brag. To pay off his debts, he and his friends decide to rob a small-time gang who happen to be operating out of the flat"
"the 1950s. Although the bulk of his work was comedic, often parodying characters of authority such as military officers or policemen, he also performed in other film genres and roles. Films demonstrating his artistic range include ""I'm All Right Jack"" (1959), Stanley Kubrick's ""Lolita"" (1962) and ""Dr. Strangelove"" (1964), ""What's New, Pussycat?"" (1965), ""Casino Royale"" (1967), ""The Party"" (1968), ""Being There"" (1979) and five films of the ""Pink Panther"" series (1963–78). Sellers's versatility enabled him to portray a wide range of comic characters using different accents and guises, and he would often assume multiple roles within the same film, frequently"
"(1969), ""Loving Memory"" (1971), ""Dark Places"" (1973), ""Jabberwocky"" (1977), ""Crossed Swords"" (1977), ""Raise the Titanic"" (1980), ""The Elephant Man"" (1980) and ""The Company of Wolves"" (1984). Roy Evans (actor) Roy Evans (born 1930), is an actor who has appeared in British Television from 1960s onwards, appearing in a wide range of productions including ""Doctor Who"" (""The Daleks' Master Plan"" as Trantis, ""The Green Death"" as Bert and ""The Monster of Peladon"" as a miner), ""Blake's 7"" (""Redemption"" as a Slave), ""Porterhouse Blue"" (as Arthur), ""Only Fools and Horses"" (""The Jolly Boy's Outing"" as Harry the coach driver), as well as"
"all written by Frank Cottrell-Boyce. Commander Caractacus Pott is an inventor who buys and renovates an old car after gaining money from inventing and selling whistle-like sweets to Lord Skrumshus, the wealthy owner of a local confectionery factory. The car, a ""Paragon Panther"", was the sole production of the Paragon motor-car company before it went bankrupt. It is a four-seat touring car with an enormous bonnet, or hood. After the restoration is complete, the car is named for the noises made by its starter motor and the characteristic two loud backfires it makes when it starts. At first Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang is"
"The film exceeded its original budget of $6 million by three times, and recouped $9 million upon release in 1967, earning only $6.2 million in theatrical rentals. The film received mixed to negative critical reviews, but through the studio's intense lobbying, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and won awards for Best Original Song and Best Visual Effects. In early Victorian England, Matthew Mugg (Anthony Newley) takes his young friend Tommy Stubbins (William Dix) to visit eccentric Doctor John Dolittle (Rex Harrison) for an injured duck that Matthew had acquired from a local fisherman. Dolittle, a former"