Truly Scrumptious is a fictional character in the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, based on the children's novel of the same name by Ian Fleming.
She does not appear in the book. In the film the character is portrayed by singer/actress Sally Ann Howes.
Truly is the daughter of a wealthy sweet factory owner, Lord Scrumptious. She develops a romantic relationship with the widower Caractacus Potts (played by Dick Van Dyke). She does not appear in ...
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Truly Scrumptious is a fictional character in the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, based on the children's novel of the same name by Ian Fleming.
She does not appear in the book. In the film the character is portrayed by singer/actress Sally Ann Howes.
Truly is the daughter of a wealthy sweet factory owner, Lord Scrumptious. She develops a romantic relationship with the widower Caractacus Potts (played by Dick Van Dyke). She does not appear in the original book, in which Caractacus is married to Mimsie Pott (the surname used in the book). The filmmakers felt that a romantic relationship would serve the film better than the marriage relationship in the book, and so Caractacus was portrayed as a widower.
Truly's name is very much the opposite of the usual Fleming female character names, being innocent and rather treacly, although still a pun. Her full name is also the title of "Truly Scrumptious", one of the two love songs from the film.
The character of Truly's father, Lord...
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