Which 1968 film features the character 'Truly Scrumptious'?
Truly Scrumptious Truly Scrumptious Truly Scrumptious is a fictional character in the "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" film and stage production based on the children's novel of the same name by author Ian Fleming. In the film the character is portrayed by Sally Ann Howes, after it was declined by Julie Andrews. Truly Scrumptious develops a romantic relationship with the widower Caractacus Potts (played by Dick Van Dyke). The character does not appear in the original book, in which Caractacus is married to Mimsie Pott (the surname as spelled in the book). The filmmakers felt that a budding romantic relationship would serve the
Truly Scrumptious Bond series, by the same author, are usually double entendres, Truly Scrumptious is rather more innocent, and appropriate to a children's book. The pun is also used in the recurring song of the same name "Truly Scrumptious". A running gag is Truly running her car off the road in the film. The registration plate of Truly's motor car was CUB 1, an homage to Cubby Broccoli. In the film, Truly sings the Sherman Brothers' song "Lovely Lonely Man" about Caractacus Potts. When the songwriters demonstrated the song for producer Cubby Broccoli he reportedly commented that the song was the most