Mary Poppins (1964) (Movie)

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stars  Larri Thomas, the woman in the carriage who blows a kiss at Bert during "Chim Chim Cheree", was Julie Andrews stand-in. edit

stars  All 4 of Disney’s sound stages were used during production. edit

stars  The New York stage version of Mary Poppins opened at the New Amsterdam Theater on November 16, 2006 and has run for 741 performances as of August 24, 2008. edit

stars  Originally in the movie, there was a scene when all of the toys in the nursery come alive. Since it proved to be too scary for children, it was cut out. However, in the Broadway musical of Mary Poppins, the toys coming alive idea is used. edit

stars  The scene where Mr. Dawes, Sr. (Dick Van Dyke) has trouble negotiating the step in the bank's meeting room was not originally in the script. While viewing a make-up test for Dick Van Dyke in the projection room, Walt Disney saw Van Dyke entertaining crew members on the test film between between takes with some comic routines, among them the "stepping down" routine of an old man trying to step off a curb without hurting himself. The test film not only convinced Disney to cast Dick Van Dyke as Mr. Dawes, Sr., but Walt specifically requested that crew members "build a six-inch riser on the board room set so Dick can do that stepping-down routine". edit