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* AnachronismStew: Millie sings “Baby Face”, a song from 1926. The story takes place four years prior.
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* SixtiesHair: The film gives a '60s spin on the TwentiesBobHaircut, with Dorothy sporting artichoke bangs and Muzzy having a cropped bouffant.

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* PatterSong: "The Speed Test," which is based on the song "My Eyes Are Fully Open" from ''Theatre/{{Ruddigore}}''.

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* PatterSong: "The Speed Test," which is based on the song "My Eyes Are Fully Open" from ''Theatre/{{Ruddigore}}''.''Theatre/{{Ruddigore}}'', in which Trevor Graydon begins by singing slowly and the music gets increasingly faster. By the end of the song, Graydon is singing ''really fast''.
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** Trevor Graydon in "The Speed Test" reads through the letter he wanted Millie to type ''very'' fast.

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* AllMusicalsAreAdaptations
* AltoVillainess: Mrs. Meers.

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* AllMusicalsAreAdaptations
AllMusicalsAreAdaptations: This musical is an adaptation of the original 1967 film of the same name.
* AltoVillainess: Mrs. Meers.Meers, the show's villainess, is the ringleader of a white slavery ring who can sing in the alto range.



** Trevor Graydon in "The Speed Test" reads through the letter he wanted Millie to type ''very'' fast.



* TheStinger: At the end of the stage show, Bun Foo and Ching Ho's mother returns to them.

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* TheStinger: At the end of the stage show, Bun Foo and Ching Ho's mother returns to them.Ho reunite with their mother.

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* BetaCouple: [[spoiler: Dorothy and Trevor]].

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* %%* BetaCouple: [[spoiler: Dorothy and Trevor]].Trevor]].
* BrotherSisterIncest: Subverted. Millie seems to think that [[spoiler: Jimmy is cheating on her with Miss Dorothy. She's wrong, of course,]] but it's made rather disturbing after TheReveal shows them to be siblings.



* DisguisedInDrag: Jimmy does this in the movie.

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* %%* DisguisedInDrag: Jimmy does this in the movie.



* TheFlapper: Millie.
* GoldDigger: Mille, again. It's the main premise of the story.
* IAmSong: The title number.
* IncestIsRelative: Subverted. Millie seems to think that [[spoiler: Jimmy is cheating on her with Miss Dorothy. She's wrong, of course,]] but it's [[FridgeLogic made rather disturbing after]] TheReveal shows them to be siblings.

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* %%* TheFlapper: Millie.
* %%* GoldDigger: Mille, again. It's the main premise of the story.
* %%* IAmSong: The title number.
* IncestIsRelative: Subverted. Millie seems to think that [[spoiler: Jimmy is cheating on her with Miss Dorothy. She's wrong, of course,]] but it's [[FridgeLogic made rather disturbing after]] TheReveal shows them to be siblings.
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A 1967 musical comedy film directed by George Roy Hill and starring Creator/JulieAndrews as the title character, with Creator/MaryTylerMoore, Creator/CarolChanning, James Fox, Creator/JohnGavin, and Beatrice Lillie in supporting roles.

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A 1967 musical comedy film directed by George Roy Hill Creator/GeorgeRoyHill and starring Creator/JulieAndrews as the title character, with Creator/MaryTylerMoore, Creator/CarolChanning, James Fox, Creator/JohnGavin, and Beatrice Lillie in supporting roles.
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The film thrives on meta humor, most notably the roadshow-esque intermission, the diegetic intertitle card and outrageous physical comedy (such as Channing's character blasting herself from a cannon into an acrobatic vaudeville act or an elevator that's operated through tap-dancing). The result is an odd combination of 1920s comedy and [[TheSixties 1960s]] sensibilities, swerving between parody and straight-up comedy. Music/ElmerBernstein received the only UsefulNotes/AcademyAward of his career for his score.

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The film thrives on meta humor, most notably the roadshow-esque intermission, the diegetic intertitle card and outrageous physical comedy (such as Channing's character blasting herself from a cannon into an acrobatic vaudeville act or an elevator that's operated through tap-dancing). The result is an odd combination of 1920s comedy and [[TheSixties 1960s]] sensibilities, swerving between parody and straight-up comedy. It was nominated for seven UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s, with composer Music/ElmerBernstein received winning the only UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar of his career for his score.
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The film thrives on meta humor, most notably the roadshow-esque intermission, the diegetic intertitle card and outrageous physical comedy (such as Channing's character blasting herself from a cannon into an acrobatic vaudeville act or an elevator that's operated through tap-dancing). It's an odd combination of 1920s comedy and [[TheSixties 1960s]] sensibilities, swerving between parody and straight-up comedy. Music/ElmerBernstein received the only UsefulNotes/AcademyAward of his career for his score.

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The film thrives on meta humor, most notably the roadshow-esque intermission, the diegetic intertitle card and outrageous physical comedy (such as Channing's character blasting herself from a cannon into an acrobatic vaudeville act or an elevator that's operated through tap-dancing). It's The result is an odd combination of 1920s comedy and [[TheSixties 1960s]] sensibilities, swerving between parody and straight-up comedy. Music/ElmerBernstein received the only UsefulNotes/AcademyAward of his career for his score.
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New York City, [[TheRoaringTwenties 1922]]. Millie Dillmount (Andrews), a "[[TheFlapper thoroughly modern girl]]" from Kansas, aspires to be the stenographer--and then the wife--of a wealthy man. After remaking her image, she meets Miss Dorothy Brown (Moore) at the Priscilla Hotel, which is headed by a Mrs. Meers (Lillie). Millie takes a liking to salesman Jimmy Smith (Fox), but true to her ambition soon sets her sights on rich Trevor Graydon (Gavin). Things get complicated for all when it's revealed that the hotel is a front for a white slavery ring, and that Miss Dorothy is their latest target.

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New York City, [[TheRoaringTwenties 1922]]. Millie Dillmount (Andrews), a "[[TheFlapper thoroughly modern girl]]" from Kansas, aspires to be the stenographer--and stenographer -- and then the wife--of wife -- of a wealthy man. After remaking her image, she meets Miss Dorothy Brown (Moore) at the Priscilla Hotel, which is headed by a Mrs. Meers (Lillie). Millie takes a liking to salesman Jimmy Smith (Fox), but true to her ambition soon sets her sights on rich Trevor Graydon (Gavin). Things get complicated for all when it's revealed that the hotel is a front for a white slavery ring, and that Miss Dorothy is their latest target.

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