Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)

Millie Dillmount (Dame Julie Andrews) comes to town in the roaring twenties to encounter flappers, sexuality, and white slavers.

Director:

George Roy Hill

Writer:

Richard Morris

Stars:

Julie Andrews, James Fox, Mary Tyler Moore

Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Julie Andrews	...	Millie Dillmount
James Fox	...	Jimmy Smith
Mary Tyler Moore	...	Miss Dorothy Brown
Carol Channing	...	Muzzy Van Hossmere
John Gavin	...	Trevor Graydon
Jack Soo	...	Oriental #1
Pat Morita	...	Oriental #2
Philip Ahn	...	Tea
Anthony Dexter	...	Juarez
Cavada Humphrey	...	Miss Flannery
Herbie Faye	...	Taxi Driver
Michael St. Clair	...	Baron Richter
Lisabeth Hush	...	Judith Tremaine
Ann Dee	...	Singer
Beatrice Lillie	...	Mrs. Meers

Storyline

In 1922 New York City, Millie Dillmount (Dame Julie Andrews) and Miss Dorothy Brown (Mary Tyler Moore) are just two of the girls living at the Priscilla Hotel for Single Young Ladies run by Mrs. Meers (Beatrice Lillie). Orphaned, Miss Dorothy, just recently arrived, is a naive, old-fashioned girl from a seemingly privileged background who has aspirations to be a stage actress. From more modest means, Millie, in New York City for three months, used to be old-fashioned, but now has a new modern sensibility and look to match, complete with bobbed hair and dresses with hemlines above the knee. Included in this new modern sensibility is Millie's goal of getting a job as a stenographer, with a quick promotion to being her wealthy boss' "Mrs." Love is not to factor into the equation. She believes she's found the right employer in the form of chisel-jawed Trevor Graydon (John Gavin) of the Sincere Trust Insurance Company. Millie's pursuit of Mr. Graydon is despite the fact that Mr. Graydon ...

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Plot Keywords:

stenographer | 1920s | character name in title | cocktail party | sprayed with water | 

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Taglines:

Here SHE is, the happiest star of all: singing, dancing, delighting.

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish French German Italian Hebrew

Release Date:

22 March 1967 (USA)

Also Known As:

Thoroughly Modern Millie

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ross Hunter Productions, Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

138 min 153 min (roadshow)

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (Westrex Recording System) (70 mm prints) Mono (35 mm prints) 4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Some scenes were filmed on the former Hammonds Estate in Montecito, California.

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Goofs

When Miss Dorothy first arrives at the hotel in the taxi, there is a theater across the street from the hotel. Later, when Millie and Trevor Graydon drive up to the hotel just after Jimmy has arrived in drag, there is no theater at that spot anymore.

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Quotes

Millie Dillmount: Cut your hair! Let them see how truly abandoned you are!
Miss Dorothy Brown: Cut my hair? But I don't understand. Millie, I don't think...
Millie Dillmount: People can't find the real you under those curls!

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Alternate Versions

On some video releases of Thoroughly Modern Millie, the Overture is cut out.

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Connections

Spoofed in The Barefoot Executive (1971)

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Soundtracks

Stumbling
(uncredited)
Written by Zez Confrey
Danced by Julie Andrews and Mary Tyler Moore in the elevator

User Reviews

For Jazz Babies Everywhere!

"Thoroughly Modern Millie" is a thoroughly wonderful movie! With stars like Julie Andrews, Carol Channing and Beatrice Lillie, how can you lose?. The answer: You can't! Splendid songs, dances and a sometimes hilarious script blend into top entertainment. Julie Andrews stated she took the role because she didn't have much longer to play ingénue parts. And she couldn't have chosen better. She is perfect as Mllie, the Kansas innocent (with a forgivably British accent) who comes to the Big City (circa 1922) to land a rich husband. At the same time, she meets "Miss" Dorothy Brown (an appealing Mary Tyler Moore), a self-described "rich orphan" out to experience life among the working girls. A chance meeting with Jimmy Smith (James Fox, currently in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory") leads to a meeting with fabulously wealthy playgirl Muzzy Van Hossmere (Carol Channing) and a series of delightful mishaps. Along the way, Millie becomes enamored of her handsome boss, Trevor Graydon (John Gavin) and learns the REAL occupation of her mysterious landlady, Mrs. Meers (Beatrice Lillie). All of the performers are "just swell", but inevitably, Lillie and Channing (who got an Oscar nomination) stand out, and there is a terrific turn by Cavada Humphrey as a formidable office manager. A typically polished Ross Hunter production, original songs by Sammy Cahn And James Van Heusen, and a musical background of standards by Oscar-winner Elmer Bernstein make this "Thoroughly Irresistible!"