Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins is a 1964 American musical fantasy comedy film directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by Walt Disney, with songs written and composed by the Sherman Brothers. The screenplay is by Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi, based on P. L. Travers's book series Mary Poppins. The film, which combines live-action and animation, stars Julie Andrews in her feature film debut as Mary Poppins, who visits a dysfunctional family in London and employs her unique brand of lifestyle to improve the family's dynamic. Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, and Glynis Johns are featured in supporting roles. The film was shot entirely at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, using painted London background scenes.
Plot
In 1910, Winifred Banks returns to her home in London after a suffragette rally ("Sister Suffragette") and learns that her children, Jane and Michael, have run away, "for the fourth time this week", which prompted their nanny to quit her job. That night, Winifred's strict and ambitious husband George returns home from his job at the bank ("The Life I Lead") and places a newspaper advertisement for a stern, no-nonsense nanny. Jane and Michael present their own advertisement for a kind, sympathetic nanny ("The Perfect Nanny"), but George rips up their letter and throws the scraps in the fireplace. A strong wind draws the scraps up through the chimney and into the sky.
Awards
Cast
- Alfred Pasquali
- Alma Lawton
- Arthur Malet
- Arthur Treacher
- Betty Lou Gerson
- Clive Halliday
- Cyril Delevanti
- Dallas McKennon
- David Tomlinson
- Daws Butler
- Dick Van Dyke
- Don Barclay
- Doris Lloyd
- Ed Wynn
- Elsa Lanchester
- Ginny Tyler
- Glynis Johns
- Hermione Baddeley
- J. Pat O'Malley
- Jane Darwell
- Jimmy MacDonald
- Julie Andrews
- Karen Dotrice
- Lester Matthews
- Marjorie Bennett
- Marjorie Eaton
- Marni Nixon
- Matthew Garber
- Paul Frees
- Reginald Owen
- Reta Shaw
- Roger Tréville
- Sean McClory
- Thurl Ravenscroft