Fitzwilly (1967)

Synopsis: Delbert Mann's light confection, reminiscent more of the 1930s than the 1960s (when it was made), stars Dick Van Dyke as butler Charles Fitzwilliam aka Fitzwilly. He's employed by formerly wealthy... Delbert Mann's light confection, reminiscent more of the 1930s than the 1960s (when it was made), stars Dick Van Dyke as butler Charles Fitzwilliam aka Fitzwilly. He's employed by formerly wealthy dowager Victoria "Miss Vickie" Woodworth (Edith Evans), who has fallen on hard times. In order to hide this unpleasant situation from her, and allow her to maintain her former level of philanthropic activity, her kindhearted staff, led by Fitzwilly, becomes a gang of thieves. Miss Vickie, compiling a dictionary for people who can't spell, hires Juliet Nowell (Barbara Feldon) as an assistant. The astute woman quickly senses that Fitzwilly is up to something, but by the time she realizes that he's engaged in felonious activities, she's so smitten with him that she has no desire to blow the whistle. When Fitzwilly lets a particularly large charitable donation of Miss Vicky's go unnoticed, he's forced to scramble to cover up the mistake. Enlisting Juliet in the cause, he plans an elaborate Christmas Eve heist of Gimbel's Department Store. The film features Sam Waterston's first screen appearance. [More]

Starring: Dick Van Dyke, Barbara Feldon, Edith Evans, John McGiver

Starring: Dick Van Dyke, Barbara Feldon, Edith Evans, John McGiver, Harry Townes, John Fiedler, Norman Fell, Cecil Kellaway, Stephen Strimpell, Anne Seymour, Helen Kleeb, Sam Waterston, Paul Reed, Albert Carrier, Nelson Olmsted, Dennis Cooney, Noam Pitlik, Anthony Eustrel, Laurence Naismith, Karen Norris, Patience Cleveland, Lew Brown, Monroe Arnold, Robert B. Williams, Billy Halop

Director: Delbert Mann

Director: Delbert Mann
Screenwriter: Isobel Lennart
Producer: Walter Mirisch
Composer: John Williams

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