Fitzwilly 1967 - Dick Van Dyke

Fitzwilly

Release date: December 20, 1967
Studio: Mirisch Corporation/United Artists
Running time: 102 minutes
Director: Delbert Mann

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

Technical information: Panavision, DeLuxe color

Based on Poyntz Tyler's novel "A Garden of Cucumbers", Fitzwilly recounts the adventures of a butler named Claude Fitzwilliam (Van Dyke), known to all as Fitzwilly. His employer, Victoria Woodworth (Evans), has no money, even though she (and all of New York City) think she is worth a fortune. Fitzwilly and his fellow servants engage in all sorts of illegal and semi-legal moneymaking pursuits to support her lifestyle and her donations to charitable causes.

Complications ensue when Miss Vicki hires a young secretary, Juliet Nowell (Feldon). Fitzwilly tries to get her out of the picture by initiating a romance but this backfires and she ends up learning of his criminal pursuits - as well as falling in love with him. Fitzwilly then hatches a scheme for one final robbery: the cash receipts at Gimbels department store on Christmas Eve.

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