A Magical nanny transforms the lives of the two children in her care. The parents are too busy with their lives to worry about the children. Ed Wynn is wonderful as the laughing man, and the ongoing battle between the maid and the cook with also keep you in stitches. Come and sing-along – the words to the songs are right up on the screen! George Florence
The movie combines a diverting story, songs, color and sequences of live action blended with the movements of animated figures. Mary Poppins is a kind of Super-nanny who flies in with her umbrella in response to the request of the Banks children and proceeds to put things right with the aid of her rather extraordinary magical powers before flying off again.