Now, as an adult, this guy STILL creeps me out.. :(

The audio is almost as terrifying as the child catcher

His years as a dancer was what saved his life, very impressive retelling of the incident by Dick Van Dyke.

Isn’t it always the same, the scariest characters are always played by the nicest people. I bet he was Dick’s inspiration to keep on dancing, cause seeing a 60 year old man ballet his way out of death I would be too.

Actually, what makes him so scary is his seeming innocence and overt friendliness. He is literally dancing around (he was a ballet dancer), inviting children to partake.in his sweets in an enticing, sing-song fashion. The children are lured into his vehicle, jumping and squealing with delight at the prospect of the promised treats. Then, as soon as they are inside his carriage, the colorful decorations fall off his carriage, and it becomes a cold, metal cage whose door is slammed shut with the children screaming helplessly inaide. His pleasant, sing-song voice becomes a cold, maniacal laugh as he bolts off with his captured prey.

If Dick Van Dyke complements you on your dancing ability and calls you graceful, that is high praise indeed.

I swear this man traumatized me- seeing his head dip down as he looks at the kids still makes me like- sob

That story Is amazing! Wish they'd caught it on film.

The male version of The Wicked Witch from the Wizard of Oz. Terrified a generation of children!

I thought this guy was TERRIFYING as a kid. Now I think he’s hilarious 😂

Sir Robert Helpmann - Aussie Legend and National Treasure!

This is when I first knew of Sir Robert Helpmann. I became a fan--he was such a villain. No less than world-renowned author Roald Dahl created this character for the movie to create the kind of baddie that would inspire generations of children from all over to have nightmares. And when I saw the documentaries on the late Dame Margot Fonteyn, much was made of him as they were so close. He was a ballerino. I saw his contributions to ballet. The man was a man of considerable talent and will be missed. As it should be...

as a child, i think, this was the first time bein' exposed to evil. After seein' the childcatcher, I never even thought about steppin' into a car with anybody else except my parents.

Child catcher was one of my favorite characters in this movie! I love how he says “LolliPOPS, treacle tarts, and alllllll freeeeeeee today!!!” LOL Side note: when my mother was pregnant with me, I was so big the doctors thought I was twins, and she was going to name me “Jeremy and Jemima”.....thank goodness I was only one (albeit very big) baby! And for Barry Manilow....IDK if I could’ve gone through life named Jemima.....

If they remade this film Andy Serkis would be perfect for the child catcher.

Scariest character ever

As an adult, I'm not scared of the Child Catcher anymore, and even as a kid, I could see the cunning and the guile that went into creating the role. It's nice to hear confirmation that his actor was a sweet and caring person off screen, as I know several Child Catchers in stage productions of "Chitty" are off stage.

I’ll admit his character was scary to me as a kid, but he’s also very colorful. I bet he said “Tada”, right after that carriage rolled over like it was nothing.

The original jimmy savile

Am I the only one who wasn't afraid of him, even as a kid!?

I was scared to death of the child catcher. I’m 55 and he still terrifies me.

He made a great job in this scene. I watched just this scene several times and I am not getting bored. There is something in this scene that is hard for me to explain.

I lived in enfield london and in the great cambridgw rd which lead to watham xross was a car sales place and for a while the original chitty chitty bang bang was on display in the ahops window in rhe forecourt

I thought I recognised that child catcher he's the local council truant officer😂 I love this film.

im 13 and still sacred of him aha

Love the kids saying he was a nice man it must have been hard to see him act out that scary child catcher he looks like a friendly actor outside the character

That music as he dancing away is so creepy .

Proper creepy. Well played by that man!

Actually..the mean patriarch of"Vulgaria"was a "baroness".."Baroness Bomburst"(played by Anna Quayle).

He terrified me! Hahaha great memories.

I was terrified but loved him for it

As a child, I was told by an adult that if I didn’t behave then the Child Catcher would come and take me away. Jerk!

Wow that is so cool! Hopefully the children were okay when the cart crashed.

When you look at the wheels on that wagon they are clearly too small

That's insane he was sixty when he did this!

I hope the two kids are ok because that guy would answering a lot of questions. If those two got hurt

Now this is how the movie got its title

I still am terrified of the child catcher. I'm 33.

I love when he traps the kids in the jail wagon that was decorated to look like a candy wagon. It's funny as an adult to think of the guy making that elaborate cart that has all the fake parts just fall to the ground as he rides away with the kids 😂. Does he go back to get it to continue with that child-catching racket?

I always thought the wheel base was to narrow for that tall heavy steel cage

The scariest villain ever and disturbing

When Dick described what happen, did anyone else picture the guy moving like a JoJo character?

It wouldn't surprise me if they caused the horse to fall too. They shouldn't have been running the animal on a hard slippery surface or taking such tight turns.

he looks and sounds like Cade Bane in this

Amazingly, I can't say that the Child Catcher has ever creeped me out in the slightest. Not even when I was a kid. For some reason, then and now, I still see his character and Robert Helpmann as a laugh riot. I always thought the same about the Wicked Witch of the West in the Wizard of Oz. Not scary at all and both laugh riots to me.

My god, you never forget that shnoz. Was that character in the book? Was the Cyrano nose a nod to that era of film?

Where was the "experience"

This mythical kingdom wouldn't be otherwise known as Neverland would it?

That's a beautiful story. Shame they didn't save the film

What’s sad is I’m the naïve type to not be scared so much as attracted to him (the character), I think if I had a character in the story, she’d befriend him? Maybe warm his cold heart and try to convince him to maybe change his career choice? // - bc I think he’s rather handsome (also I love big noses.. 😅) and love the trope of sweet/innocent character bringing out the best in otherwise creepy spooky broody types w genuine love and interest ^^

I'm playing Truly in my high schools production and our Childcatcher is played by a girl

That Child Catcher sounds like an old lady. Because of his voice.

What documentary is this

I think he portrayed a politician...LOL!

0:18 With that nose how could he not? lol

The scene in the basement when the guards storm in and he stomps on the rug. Look at their helmets and the rug... masonic square and compass, and templars cross. Laden with occult symbolsim. Not to mention the hidden darkened eye on the thumbnail. They hide their deeds in plain sight.

And he doesn't even talk about the kids that were in the cage that was attached to the horses?

Yes!!!! I thought I was the only one. Still dont like looking at him

Out of pure reflex he did a diva crash stunt. How u like thaT !

they had to put a villain in it🤦

So ironic

Um no offence but ive had a fear of the child catcher for 2 years

The movie Chitty Chitty Bang Bang needs a remake 🙏

1:34 2:00

hes scary

What a load of bollocks ,I had my father and mother so

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WTF

Good pos

Can you 🤔🤔 not Allow a child to have her own story 🤣 Guess not .. Built different.. I wouldn't trust as far as I can thtough you 🤭😪🤧🤣

I thought he was hilarious

Jeffrey Epstein