Mary Poppins (Disney) (1964)

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TUNTKE Film Editor Set Decorators COTTON WARBURTON, A.C.E. EMILE KURI, HAL GAUSMAN Choreography by MARC BREAUX and DEE DEE WOOD Costumes Executed by Consultant BILL THOMAS P. L. TRAVERS Sound Supervisor Sound Mixer ROBERT O. COOK DEAN THOMAS Costumers CHUCK KEEHNE, GERTRUDE CASEY Make-up Hair Stylist PAT McNALLEY LA RUE MATHERON Assistant Directors JOSEPH L. MCEVEETY, PAUL FEINER Music Editor Dance Accompanist EVELYN KENNEDY NAT FARBER Assistant to the Conductor Live Action Second Unit Director JAMES MacDONALD ARTHUR J. VITARELLI Animation Director Animation Art Director HAMILTON S. LUSKE McLAREN STEWART Nursery Sequence Design BILL JUSTICE, XAVIER ATENCIO Animation MILT KAHL, OLLIE JOHNSTON, JOHN LOUNSBERY, HAL AMBRO, FRANK THOMAS, WARD KIMBALL, ERIC LARSON, CLIFF NORDBERG, JACK BOYD Background AL DEMPSTER, DON GRIFFITH, ART RILEY, BILL LAYNE Special Effects PETER ELLENSHAW, EUSTACE LYCETT, ROBERT A. MATTEY TECHNICOLOR®) ©1964 WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS Distributed by Buena Vista Distribution Co., Inc. RUNNING TIME: 2 HOURS, 19 MINUTES Co-Producer BILL WALSH DEOOOOOERTGO000 Serre Mat POP 2D _ THE BANKS family of Walt Disney’s Technicolor musical-fantasy, ‘Mary Poppins,’’ turns out in lighthearted disarray to fly a kite in the park. Mr. and Mrs. Banks are Glynis Johns and David Tomlinson. Jane Banks is played by Karen Dotrice and Michael Banks by Matthew Garber. WALT DISNEY’S ‘MARY POPPINS’ BRINGS A BELOVED HEROINE BRILLIANTLY TO LIFE One of literature’s most beloved and delightful heroines, “Mary Poppins,” at long last steps from the printed page to become an unforgettable living, breathing personality through the motion picture magic of master story-teller Walt Disney. Almost from the day the enchanting, elusive Mary Poppins character appeared on the literary scene in 1934, straight from the pen of English authoress P. L. Travers, she seemed destined to gain additional fame through some form of the entertainment medium. Disney first became aware of the delightful Mary Poppins about fifteen years ago, when one of his daughters introduced him to the magical nursemaid. Her enthusiasm for the books prompted his reading them and he, too, saw their potential as material for a motion picture. Upon learning that film rights were unobtainable, he temporarily abandoned the idea. Then, several years ago, the paths of Disney and Mrs. Travers happened to cross in London. They discussed the possibility of his bringing “Mary Poppins” to the screen and the authoress, cognizant of the producer’s integrity and artistic endeavors, agreed to relinquish the film rights if his approach to the stories met with her approval. On Disney’s return to the studio, the project was set in motion and several months later, Mrs. Travers was invited to Burbank for story conferences. Elated with the treatment her beloved heroine was receiving, the authoress signed the formal contracts. The screenplay was put into the capable hands of two of Disney’s top writers, Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi. Walsh, one of Hollywood’s most gifted writers and humorists, also served as Disney’s co-producer. To handle the direction of the multi-faceted production, Walt entrusted the assignment to Robert Stevenson, who in the past had directed such Disney successes as “Old Yeller,” “The Absent Minded Professor,” “Son of Flubber” and “In Search of the Castaways.” THE CAST Making her motion picture debut in the title role is lovely and talented Julie Andrews, whose memorable performances in “The Boyfriend,” “My Fair Lady” and “Camelot” established her as one of the brightest stars of musical comedy on Broadway and the London stage. For the multi-faceted role of Bert, a young man of many vocations and devoted friend of Mary Poppins, Disney signed the brilliant young actor — comedian Dick Van Dyke. Having starred in “Bye Bye Birdie” on Broadway with enormous success, and later in the movie version, and whose top-rated TV series, “The Dick Van Dyke Show” is currently in its third successful season, Van Dyke was obviously the perfect choice. For the role of Mr. Banks, whose fun-loving household plays second fiddle to his most serious banking career, Walt imported British comedian, David Tomlinson, a star of more than 35 English films, including such recent comedies as “Up the Creek,” “Carry on Admiral” and the Academy Award winner, “Tom Jones.” Glynis Johns returns to the Disney fold in the role of Winifred Banks, the pixilated wife and mother whose suffragette activities leave little time for her home and children, having starred previously for Disney in the motion picture features, “The Sword and the Rose” and “Rob Roy,:the Highland Rogue.” Celebrating his sixtysecond year in the entertainment profession, Ed Wynn, at 77, still enjoys one of the busiest careers in Hollywood. While playing the hilarious role of Uncle Albert in Disney’s musical feature, Ed was bicycling between this set and another, across town, for his highly dramatic portrayal of a blind man, Old Aram, in George Stevens’ “The Greatest Story Ever Told.” After starring on Broadway in “A Taste of Honey” and Tennessee Williams’ “The Milk Train Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore,” versatile British actress Hermione Baddeley was persuaded by Disney to return to films in the role of a comical Cockney maid, Ellen, in “Mary Poppins.” Another English lady who has built a colorful career on drama, music and comedy is the inimitable Elsa Lanchester. As the nursemaid, Katie Nanna, whose abrupt departure leaves the Banks’ household in a state of chaos, Miss Lanchester creates another of her whimsical characterizations. Veteran comedian Arthur Treacher took time out from his role as Pelinore in the touring National company of “Camelot” to play Constable Jones, a kind-hearted policeman in the Disney production. For the role of Admiral Boom, late of His Majesty’s Navy, Disney signed a thirty-five year veteran of the screen, Reginald Owen. One of Broadway and _ Hollywood’s n-ost delightful comediennes, Reta Shaw, appears in the role of the Irish cook, Mrs. Brill. That grand lady of the screen, Miss Jane Darwell. continues an active career at the tender age of 84 in the cameo role of the Bird Woman in the Disney picture. An Academy Award winner for her memorable performance as Ma Joad in “The Grapes of Wrath,” Miss Darwell has played in more than 200 motion pictures. In the roles of Jane and Michael Banks, Mary Poppins’ young charges are Karen Dotrice and Matthew Garber, two highly talented British youngsters introduced by Walt Disney in his heartwarming feature motion picture, ‘“‘The Three Lives of Thomasina.” Mat POP 2A A JOYOUS MOMENT in Walt Disney's musical-fantasy, ‘‘Mary Poppins,” brings viva cious Julie Andrews and multi-talented Dick Van Dyke together for a ‘‘Jolly Holiday.” The brilliant Technicolor production also stars David Tomlinson and Glynis Johns, and is based on the Mary Poppins books by P. L. Travers. MUSIC The talented song-writing team of Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman and Academy Award-winning musical director Irwin Kostal prove an unbeatable musical combination for Walt Disney’s “Mary Poppins.” The brothers Sherman, who pooled their musical talents at the suggestion of their hit song-writing father, Al Sherman, have been staff composers at the Disney Studio for the past five years. During this time, they have composed hit tunes for such Disney successes as “The Parent Trap,” “Bon Voyage” and “Summer Magic,” plus original music for “Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color” on the NBCTV Network. However, “Mary Poppins” has proved the greatest challenge and most rewarding musical assignment of their careers. For the delightful tunefilm, the Shermans composed fourteen completely original songs, including such unique titles as “Spoonful of Sugar,” “Jolly Holiday,” “Love to Laugh,” “ChimChim-Cheree,” ‘Feed the Birds” (Tuppence a Bag), “Step in Time,” “Stay Awake,” “Sister Suffragette,” “A Man Has Dreams,” “The Life I Lead” and “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.” Kostal, who received the coveted Oscar for his scoring of “West Side Story,” divides his time between motion pictures, television and Broadway. CHOREOGRAPHY Exciting dancing and unique staging play an important part in every stage or film musical and choreographers Marc Breaux and Dee Dee Wood have contributed both to Walt Disney’s sparkling musical feature, “Mary Poppins.” This husband-and-wife team, whose work has brightened many a Broadway musical and television ‘special, now lends its vibrant talents to a motion picture for the first time. ANIMATION Combined live-action with animation proved the highlights of such past Disney successes as “The Three Caballeros” and “Song of the South,” but has never been used more effectively than in the delightful “Jolly Holiday” sequence of his “Mary Poppins.” These colorful scenes were under the expert guidance of animation director Hamilton S. Luske, with McLaren Stewart handling the art direction. The simulated chalkdrawn backgrounds were painted by Al Dempster, Don Griffith, Art Riley and Bill Layne, while artists Milt Kahl, Ollie Johnston, Frank Thomas, John Lounsbery, Hal Ambro, Ward Kimball, Eric Larson, Cliff Nordberg and Jack Boyd created the exciting character and effects animation. PRODUCTION The noted English designer Tony Walton, whose costumes and sets have graced many London stage successes, as well as the current Broadway and London hit, “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” created the colorful costumes and served as design consultant on the overall production. Setting were designed and created by art directors Carroll Clark and William H. Tuntke, with Emile Kuri, two-time Academy Award winner, and Hal Gausman handling the set decoration. Peter Ellenshaw, Eustace Lycett and Robert A. Mattey combined their wizardry for the picture’s miraculous special effects. Edward Colman, whose cinematography has so imaginatively captured the mood and action of such Disney successes as ‘Babes in Toyland,” “The Absent Minded Professor” and “Son of Flubber,” was the director of photography.