Child Catcher Child Catcher The Child Catcher is a character in the film "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" and in the later stage musical adaptation. The character did not appear in the original Ian Fleming book. The Child Catcher is employed by Baron Bomburst and Baroness Bomburst to snatch and imprison children on the streets of Vulgaria. In the 1968 film, he was played by ballet dancer Robert Helpmann. Whilst filming one of the scenes where the Child Catcher rides his horse and carriage out of the village, the Cage/Carriage uptilted with Helpmann on board. Dick Van Dyke recalls Helpmann being able to
Adragna family Adragna family. In Valderice, the Villa Betania, was built by Baron Girolamo Adragna in the second half of the 19th century. Notable buildings and structures associated with the family include; The character Baron Adragna appears in Vito Bruschini's fictional novel "The Prince" (published in Italian as "The Father – Il Padrino dei Padrini è"). The book depicts the rise of the Italian Fascist Party in Sicily, following the story of Ferdinando Licata, a Sicilian nobleman known as the prince. Baron Adragna appears as a conservative nobleman opposed to popular rule. Adragna family The Adragna family is an Italian noble house.