History Film / Fitzwilly

* ScoutOut: The Platypi troop.

All of this threatens to unravel, however, when Miss Woodworth brings in Juliet Nowell (Barbara Feldon), an outsider to their servant network, to help compile a dictionary with all possible phonetic misspellings. Trying to prevent Juliet from discovering their crimes, Fitzwilly courts her in order to persuade her to leave. However, things become even more complicated when he begins to fall for her for real...

* TheCaper

Miss Victoria Woodworth (Edith Evans) is an elderly New York heiress, living a peaceful life with a large household staff and frequently engaging in philanthropy. There is, however, one rather large problem with her lifestyle: She [[ImpoverishedPatrician doesn't actually have any money]]. Her wealthy father left her a mere $200, and her loyal servants, led by Fitzwilliam, have been engaging in elaborate schemes and scams in order to facilitate her lifestyle.

All of this threatens to unravel, however, when Miss Woodworth brings in Juliet Nowell (Barbara Feldon), an outsider to their servant network, to help compile a dictionary with all possible phonetic misspellings. Trying to prevent Juliet from discovering their crimes, Fitzwilliam courts her in order to persuade her to leave. However, things become even more complicated when he begins to fall for her for real...

* BelligerentSexualTension: Between Fitzwilliam and Juliet, initially.

A 1967 comedy film directed by Delbert Mann and starring Creator/DickVanDyke as the title character, a [[TheJeeves butler]] named Claude Fitzwilliam.

* OneLastJob: The Gimbels Christmas Eve robbery.

''Fitzwilly'' is a 1967 comedy film directed by Delbert Mann and starring Creator/DickVanDyke as the title character, a [[TheJeeves butler]] named Claude Fitzwilliam.

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''Fitzwilly'' is a 1967 comedy film directed by Delbert Mann and starring Creator/DickVanDyke as the title character, a butler named Claude Fitzwilliam.

Miss Victoria Woodworth (Edith Evans) is an elderly New York heiress, living a peaceful life with a large household staff and frequently engaging in philanthropy. There is, however, one rather large problem with her lifestyle: She doesn't actually have any money. Her wealthy father left her a mere $200, and her loyal servants, led by Fitzwilliam, have been engaging in elaborate schemes and scams in order to facilitate her lifestyle.

'''''Fitzwilly''''' is a 1967 comedy film directed by Delbert Mann and starring Creator/DickVanDyke as the title character, a butler named Claude Fitzwilliam.

* TheFilmOfTheBook: Adapted from a novel called ''[[LiteraryAllusionTitle A Garden of Cucumbers]]''.[[note]]The title comes from the Literature/BookOfIsaiah 1:8: "And the daughter of Zion is left as a cottage in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city."[[/note]]

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Miss Victoria Woodworth (Edith Evans) is an elderly New York heiress, living a peaceful life with a large household staff and frequently engaging in philanthropy. There is, however, one rather large problem with her lifestyle: She doesn't actually have any money. Her wealthy father left her a mere $200, and her servants, led by Fitzwilliam, have been engaging in elaborate schemes and scams in order to facilitate her lifestyle.

All of this threatens to unravel, however, when Miss Woodworth brings in Juliet Nowell (Barbara Feldon), an outsider to their servant network, to help compile a dictionary with all possible phonetic misspellings. Trying to prevent Juliet from discovering their crimes, Fitzwilliam courts her in order to persuade her to leave. However, things become complicated when he begins to fall for her for real...

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Miss Victoria Woodworth (Edith Evans) is an elderly New York heiress, living a peaceful life with a large household staff and frequently engaging in philanthropy. There is, however, one rather large problem with her lifestyle: She doesn't actually have any money. Her wealthy father left her a mere $200, and her servants, led by Fitzwilliam, have been engaging in elaborate schemes and scams in order to facilitate her lifestyle. All this threatens to unravel, however, when Miss Woodworth brings in Juliet Nowell (Barbara Feldon), an outsider to their servant network, to help compile a dictionary with all possible phonetic misspellings. Trying to prevent Juliet from discovering their crimes, Fitzwilliam courts her in order to persuade her to leave. However, things become complicated when he begins to fall for her for real...

'''''Fitzwilly''''' is a 1967 film directed by Delbert Mann and starring Creator/DickVanDyke as the title character, a butler named Claude Fitzwilliam.

'''''Fitzwilly''''' is a 1967 film directed by Delbert Mann and starring Creator/DickVanDyke as the title character Claude Fitzwilliam.

Miss Victoria Woodworth (Edith Evans) is a wealthy elderly heiress, living a peaceful life with a large household staff and frequently engaging in philanthropy. There is, however, one rather large problem with her lifestyle: She doesn't actually have any money. Her wealthy father left her a mere $200, and her servants, led by Fitzwilliam, have been engaging in elaborate schemes and scams in order to facilitate her lifestyle. All this threatens to unravel, however, when Miss Woodworth brings in Juliet Nowell (Barbara Feldon), an outsider to their servant network, to help compile a dictionary with all possible phonetic misspellings. Trying to prevent Juliet from discovering their crimes, Fitzwilliam courts her in order to persuade her to leave. However, things become complicated when he begins to fall for her for real...

'''''Fitzwilly''''' is a 1967 film directed by DelbertMann and starring Creator/DickVanDyke as the title character Claude Fitzwilliam and BarbaraFeldon as Juliet Nowell.

Miss Victoria Woodworth (EdithEvans) is a wealthy elderly heiress, living a peaceful life with a large household staff and frequently engaging in philanthropy. There is, however, one rather large problem with her lifestyle: She doesn't actually have any money. Her wealthy father left her a mere $200, and her servants, led by Fitzwilliam, have been engaging in elaborate schemes and scams in order to facilitate her lifestyle. All this threatens to unravel, however, when Miss Woodworth brings in Juliet Nowell, an outsider to their servant network, to help compile a dictionary with all possible phonetic misspellings. Trying to prevent Juliet from discovering their crimes, Fitzwilliam courts her in order to persuade her to leave. However, things become complicated when he begins to fall for her for real...

'''''Fitzwilly''''' is a 1967 film directed by DelbertMann and starring Creator/DickVanDyke as the title character Claude Fitzwilliam and BarbaraFeldon as Juliet Nowell. Miss Victoria Woodworth (EdithEvans) is a wealthy elderly heiress, living a peaceful life with a large household staff and frequently engaging in philanthropy. There is, however, one rather large problem with her lifestyle: She doesn't actually have any money. Her wealthy father left her a mere $200, and her servants, led by Fitzwilliam, have been engaging in elaborate schemes and scams in order to facilitate her lifestyle. All this threatens to unravel, however, when Miss Woodworth brings in Juliet Nowell, an outsider to their servant network, to help compile a dictionary with all possible phonetic misspellings. Trying to prevent Juliet from discovering their crimes, Fitzwilliam courts her in order to persuade her to leave. However, things become complicated when he begins to fall for her for real...

''Fitzwilly'' is a 1967 film directed by DelbertMann and starring Creator/DickVanDyke as the title character Claude Fitzwilliam and BarbaraFeldon as Juliet Nowell. Miss Victoria Woodworth (EdithEvans) is a wealthy elderly heiress, living a peaceful life with a large household staff and frequently engaging in philanthropy. There is, however, one rather large problem with her lifestyle: She doesn't actually have any money. Her wealthy father left her a mere $200, and her servants, led by Fitzwilliam, have been engaging in elaborate schemes and scams in order to facilitate her lifestyle. All this threatens to unravel, however, when Miss Woodworth brings in Juliet Nowell, an outsider to their servant network, to help compile a dictionary with all possible phonetic misspellings. Trying to prevent Juliet from discovering their crimes, Fitzwilliam courts her in order to persuade her to leave. However, things become complicated when he begins to fall for her for real...

* TheAtoner - Former priest servant Albert, who, consumed with guilt over his crimes, [[spoiler: turns himself in after the Christmas job]].
* TheCon - The specialty of the servants.
* MockMillionaire - Miss Woodworth, not that she's aware of it.
* UnclePennybags - Miss Woodworth, who is very generous with her philanthropy. Very generous. [[spoiler: She's also not afraid to lightly blackmail the district attorney to go soft on her servant.]]
* WealthyEverAfter - [[spoiler:In the end, the dictionary is turned into a screenplay and is sold to Hollywood, solving the household's financial problems.]]

''Fitzwilly'' is a 1967 film directed by DelbertMann and starring DickVanDyke as the title character Claude Fitzwilliam and BarbaraFeldon as Juliet Nowell. Miss Victoria Woodworth (EdithEvans) is a wealthy elderly heiress, living a peaceful life with a large household staff and frequently engaging in philanthropy. There is, however, one rather large problem with her lifestyle: She doesn't actually have any money. Her wealthy father left her a mere $200, and her servants, led by Fitzwilliam, have been engaging in elaborate schemes and scams in order to facilitate her lifestyle. All this threatens to unravel, however, when Miss Woodworth brings in Juliet Nowell, an outsider to their servant network, to help compile a dictionary with all possible phonetic misspellings. Trying to prevent Juliet from discovering their crimes, Fitzwilliam courts her in order to persuade her to leave. However, things become complicated when he begins to fall for her for real...