ΜΑRY POPPINS

Mary Poppins
Disney, 1964, Color, 139 minutes, ****
Released August, 1964


They don't get any better than this! It's practically perfect in every way. Great story, great music, great acting... Intelligent casting of Wynn, Owen, Lanchester, Baddeley, Darwell and Treacher lends an aura of authentic old-world charm, critical to the mood of the story. The Chimney Sweep dance is one of the best song and dance numbers ever filmed, and the animated scene is Disney at their best. On a sadder note, this film marks the end of a long and successful acting career for Jane Darwell (the Bird Lady). This was her last film; she died 3 years later, making the scene "Feed the Birds" even more poignant since then.

A true classic that has withstood the test of time.
Setting: London, 1910

Producer: Walt Disney
Co-Producer: Bill Walsh
Directed by: Robert Stevenson
Assistant Directors: Joseph L. McEveety, Paul Feiner
Screenplay by: Bill Walsh, Don DaGradi
Based on the "Mary Poppins" books by P. L. Travers
Music and Lyrics by: Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
Music Supervised, Arranged and Conducted by: Irwin Kostal
Choreography by : Marc Breaux and Dee Dee Wood
Art Directors: Carroll Clark, William H. Tuntke
Set Decorators: Emile Kuri, Hal Gausman
Costumes and Design Consultant: Tony Walton
Costumes Executed by: Bill Thomas
Consultant: P. L. Travers
Make-Up: Pat McNalley
Hair Stylist: La Rue Matheron
Special Effects: Peter Ellenshaw, Eustace Lycett, Robert A. Mattey
Animation: Franklin Thomas, Hal Ambro, Oliver M. Johnston Jr., Milt Kahl, Ward Kimball, Eric Larson, John Lounsbery, Hamilton Luske, Cliff Nordberg
Sound Supervisor: Rober O. Cook
Director of Photography: Edward Colman
Filmed in Technicolor
Film Editor: Cotton Warburton

Awards: Winner of 5 Academy Awards: Best Actress (Julie Andrews), Best Song ("Chim Chim Cheree"), Best Original Score (Sherman Bros.), Best Film Editing (Cotton Warburton) and Best Visual Effects (Peter Ellenshaw, Eustace Lycett, Hamilton Luske); Academy Award nominations for: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay (Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi), Best Color Cinematography (Edward Colman), Best Adapted Score (Irwin Kostal), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (Color), Best Costume Design (Color), Best Sound

Cast: Julie Andrews [Mary Poppins], Dick Van Dyke [Bert], David Tomlinson [Mr. Banks], Glynis Johns [Mrs. Banks], Hermione Baddeley, Reta Shaw [The Domestics], Karen Dotrice, Matthew Garber [The Children], Elsa Lanchester [Katie Nanna], Arthur Treacher [The Constable], Reginald Owen [Admiral Boom], Ed Wynn [Uncle Albert], Jane Darwell [The Bird Woman], Arthur Malet [Mr. Dawes, Jr.], Navckid Keyd (Dick Van Dyke's name scrambled) [Mr. Dawes, Sr.], Additional Cast: Cyril Delevanti [Mr. Grubbs], Lester Matthews [Mr. Tomes], Clive L. Halliday [Mr. Mousely], Donald Barclay [Mr. Binnacle], Marjorie Bennett [Miss Lark], Alma Lawton [Mrs. Corry], Marjorie Eaton [Miss Persimmon], Doris Lloyd [Depositor], Major Sam Harris [Citizen]

Musical Program: [0:00] Overture (played by Ochrestra behind Credits, includes vocal excerpt of "Chim Chim Cheree" by Chorus); [0:03] Jolly Holiday / Chim Chim Cheree / Step in Time (Dick Van Dyke's one-man band bit); [0:08] Sister Suffragette (sung by Glynis Johns); [0:13] The Life I Lead (sung by David Tomlinson); [0:18] The Life I Lead (continued by David Tomlinson); [0:19] The Perfect Nanny (sung by Karen Dotrice and Matthew Garber); [0:32] A Spoonful of Sugar (sung by Julie Andrews); [0:37] Pavement Artist (Chim Chim Cheree); [0:42] Animated sequence: Jolly Holiday (sung and danced by Dick Van Dyke, Julie Andrews, animated farm animals and penguins); [0:57] Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (sung and danced by Dick Van Dyke, Julie Andrews and Chorus); End of animated sequence [0:59] Chim Chim Cheree (short reprisal by Dick Van Dyke); [1:02] Stay Awake (sung by Julie Andrews); [1:05] Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (reprised by Karen Dotrice, Matthew Garber, Hermione Baddeley and Reta Shaw); [1:10] I Love to Laugh (Ed Wynn, Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke); [1:20] A British Bank (sung by David Tomlinson and Julie Andrews); [1:24] Feed the Birds (Tuppence a Bag) (sung by Julie Andrews and Chorus); [1:30] Fidelity Fiduciary Bank (sung by Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson and Bankers); [1:39] Chim Chim Cheree (sung by Dick Van Dyke, Karen Dotrice and Matthew Garber); [1:47] Chim Chim Cheree (reprised by Dick Van Dyke and Julie Andrews); [1:47] Step in Time (sung and danced by Dick Van Dyke, Julie Andrews and Chimney Sweeps with Hermione Baddeley and Glynis Johns -- great number!); [1:57] A Man Has Dreams / The Life I Lead / A Spoonful of Sugar (sung by David Tomlinson and Dick Van Dyke); [2:14] Let's Go Fly a Kite (sung by David Tomlinson, Karen Dotrice, Matthew Garber, Glynis Johns, Dick Van Dyke and Chorus); [2:17] Let's Go Fly a Kite (played by Orchestra and sung by Chorus behind end credits)