Welcome to my weekly discussion of the animated films of the Walt Disney Studio. I’m proceeding mostly chronologically. We’ve done all of the animated films, so we’re moving on to the live-action and partially-animated films. The title comes from a quote from Walt, “I never called my work an ‘art’ It’s part of show business, the business of building entertainment.” Title: Mary Poppins Year: 1964 Source materials: The series of novels by P.L. Travers Budget: $4.4–6 million Box office: $102.3 million Plot: In 1910, Bert entertains a crowd as a one-man band when he senses a change in the wind. … Continue reading Building Entertainment: The Animated Films of the Walt Disney Studio. Partially-Animated Edition. Mary Poppins