Travers 's book series Mary Poppins. The film, which combines live-action and animation, stars Julie Andrews in her feature film debut as Mary Poppins , who visits a dysfunctional family in London and employs her unique brand of lifestyle to improve the family's dynamic. The film was shot entirely at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California , using painted London background scenes.
It became the highest-grossing film of in the United States, and at the time of its release became Disney's highest-grossing film. A biographical drama based on the making of the film, Saving Mr. Banks , was released on October 20, A sequel, Mary Poppins Returns , was released on December 19, In , Winifred Banks returns to her home in Edwardian London after a suffragette rally " Sister Suffragette " and learns that her children, Jane and Michael, have run away, "for the fourth time this week", which prompted their nanny, Katie Nanna, to quit her job.
That night, Winifred's strict and ambitious husband George returns home from his job at the bank " The Life I Lead " and places a newspaper advertisement for a stern, no-nonsense nanny. Jane and Michael present their own advertisement for a kind, sympathetic nanny " The Perfect Nanny " , but George rips up their letter and throws the scraps in the fireplace.
A strong wind draws the scraps up through the chimney and into the sky. The next day, several sour-faced nannies await outside the Banks family's home, but a strong gust of wind magically blows them away.
Jane and Michael then witness a young woman floating down from the sky, gracefully descending with an open umbrella. The woman enters the Banks family's home and introduces herself as Mary Poppins. To George's shock, Mary is holding the children's advertisement, and the scraps have been put back together. She agrees with the advertisement's requests but promises George that she will be firm with his children.
