Fitzwilly

The Lady and her crooks, original title Fitzwilly, is an American feature film from 1967 by director Delbert Mann with Dick Van Dyke and Barbara Feldon in the lead roles. The script was written by Isobel Lennart. As template served her a novel by Poyntz Tyler. In the Federal Republic of Germany, the strip came the first time on 19 April 1968 in the cinemas.

Action

Miss Vicky, a lovely old gentlewoman, living in a very distinguished house in New York's most distinguished area, has a Spleen: You will follow the tradition of her late father away and wasted their money on all kinds of needy people and charitable institutions until they finally destitute is. But Fitzwilly, Doctor of Law (summa cum laude), full of ideas and a brilliant organizer, to the old lady holding the Butler items with her out of love, makes the servants that Miss Vicky of their poverty does not notice. By theft and insurance fraud is getting so much money there that the old lady can keep faith in the wealth of their father.

Butler's successful director seems endangered, as Miss Juliet, a PhD student of philology, is set as a typist to finish a dictionary for the illiterate, to the Lady Vicky has been working for years. Juliet comes soon after the ripoffs of the servants, but keeps her mouth because she has fallen in love with the " leader ".

A final coup to bring the final restoration. Located in full Christmas rush the store " Gimbel " is facilitated by 190,000 dollars. But one of the servants gets remorse and to the police. Against $ 190,000, the old lady her servant again to take home. All was in vain, and hope to end their crooks existence, disappears for servants and lovers. Since Miss Vicky opened the engagement party to the congregation that the ransom money from the sale of their dictionary stems to a Hollywood producer. Still further $ 500,000 to wait if the second part of "L to Z " will be completed. !

Criticism

" Turbulent caper comedy, [ ... ] Overall an amusing conversation."

" Fresh and point -rich thieves comedy that hardly enticed by their unreal trains to follow. Entertaining fun from 14 "

1967 in film Screenplay Film score Ralph E. Winters John Fiedler Anne Seymour (actress) Doctorate
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