<P> The next morning, Potts discovers that the sweets produced by a machine he has invented can be played like a flute . He tries to sell the "Toot Sweets" to Truly's father, Lord Scrumptious (James Robertson Justice), a major confectionery manufacturer . He is almost successful until the whistle attracts a pack of dogs who overrun the factory, resulting in Caractacus's proposition being rejected . </P> <P> Caractacus next takes his automatic hair - cutting machine to a carnival to raise money, but his invention accidentally ruins the hair of a customer . Potts eludes the man by joining a song - and - dance act . He becomes the centre of the show and earns enough in tips to buy the car and rebuild it . They name the car "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" for the unusual noise of its engine . In the first trip in the car, Caractacus, the children, and Truly picnic on the beach . Caractacus tells them a tale about nasty Baron Bomburst (Gert Fröbe), the tyrant of fictional Vulgaria, who wants to steal Chitty Chitty Bang Bang . </P> <P> As Potts tells his story, the quartet and the car are stranded by high tide and are attacked by pirates working for the Baron . All of a sudden, Chitty deploys huge flotation devices and transforms into a power boat, and they escape Bomburst's yacht and return to shore . The Baron sends two spies to capture the car, but they capture Lord Scrumptious, then Grandpa Potts (Lionel Jeffries), mistaking each for the car's creator . Caractacus, Truly, and the children see Grandpa being taken away by airship, and they give chase . When they accidentally drive off a cliff, Chitty sprouts wings and propellers and begins to fly . They follow the airship to Vulgaria and find a land without children; the Baroness Bomburst (Anna Quayle) abhors them and imprisons any she finds . Grandpa has been ordered by the Baron to make another floating car, and he bluffs his abilities to avoid being executed . The Potts' party is hidden by the local Toymaker (Benny Hill), who now works only for the childish Baron . Chitty is discovered and taken to the castle . While Caractacus and the toymaker search for Grandpa and Truly searches for food, the children are caught by the Baron's Child Catcher (Robert Helpmann). </P> <P> The Toymaker takes Truly and Caractacus to a grotto beneath the castle where the townspeople have been hiding their children . They concoct a scheme to free the children and the village from the Baron . The Toymaker sneaks them into the castle disguised as life - size dolls for the Baron's birthday . Caractacus snares the Baron, and the children swarm into the banquet hall, overcoming the Baron's palace guards and guests . In the ensuing chaos, the Baron, Baroness, and the evil Child Catcher are captured . The Pottses and Truly fly back to England . When they arrive home, Lord Scrumptious surprises Caractacus with an offer to buy the Toot Sweet as a canine confection . Caractacus, realising that he will be rich, rushes to tell Truly the news . They kiss, and Truly agrees to marry him . As they drive home, he acknowledges the importance of pragmatism, as the car takes off into the air again . </P>

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