I realize now that I hadn’t really seen this film from beginning to end previously, but viewing it was definitely worthwhile. "Jane" (Karen Dotrice) and her brother "Michael" (Matthew Garber) are rapidly dismissing their succession of nannies with a zeal reminiscent of the Von Trapp family when their father, "George" (David Tomlinson), resolves to take over nanny selection from his suffragette wife, "Winnifred" (Glyn…

It’s hard to escape knowing about Mary Poppins; it was a favorite from my childhood, and remains one for my own family. It's a film that continues to hold an important place with me, and likely always will. A true classic.

Jane and Michael Banks are two youngsters living in Edwardian London, within a fairly typical middle-class neighborhood. Their parents aren't particularly involved with them, and every nanny they hire quits due to the children’s disruptive behavior. The children’s father works as a banker and seems emotionally detached from his family, while their mother is occupied with her activism in the suffragette movement. …