All Mine To Give

All Mine To Give
Released Year: 1957
Director: Allen Reisner
Actors: Glynis Johns, Cameron Mitchell, Rex Thompson, Patty McCormack, Ernest Truex, Hope Emerson, Alan Hale Jr., Sylvia Field, Royal Dano, Reta Shaw, Stephen Wootton, Butch Bernard, Yolanda White, Rita Johnson, Ellen Corby, and Rosalyn Boulter

     This movie, although sad is a holiday movie. The movie is cute, sweet and at times funny. But the ending is rather surprising. You will see the actress the that plays the evil daughter in The Bad Seed, Patty McCormack. Which I keep imagining her turning into an evil little girl and killing everyone in sight, but I promise, that isn't the tragic end's story.

     When Robert (Cameron Mitchell) and Jo (Glynis Johns) Eunson move from Scotland to Wisconsin, they get a warm welcome in their new home of Eureka. They become friends with the whole town, and Robert starts his own boat building business. The couple start a family, and end up with not one, not two but six kids. Life is great in the Eunson's household. Till diphtheria hits the family. First one of their son's gets hit of the disease and recovers. But sadly the father gets it and dies. Next the mother dies of typhoid, but on her deathbed, Jo asks her eldest son, Robbie (Rex Thompson), to take care of the family. Now Robbie must find what to do on Christmas day so his siblings will get a good meal and a happy ending. Will Robbie be able to do so after the tragic end of his parents? Or will the family end up alone in the house they grew up in?

Mary Poppins

Mary Poppins
Released Date: September 11, 1964
Director: Robert Stevenson
Actors: Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns, Hermione Baddeley, Reta Shaw, Karen Dotrice, Matthew Garber, Elsa Lanchester, and Arthur Treacher

     According to this movies trivia, Walt Disney thought that Mary Martin, Bette Davis or Angela Lansbury had been great for the part of Mary Poppins. But after a phone interview with Julie Andrews, the author P.L. Travers had approved of Julie Andrews. This was also the first DVD released movie from Walt Disney.

     Mrs. Banks (Glynis Johns) had come home to find that the nanny of her children has packed up to leave her job after losing the children. The kids (Karen Dotrice, and Matthew Garber) had run away while they had taken their kite out. But the kite had torn up while in the air which made the children run away. So Mr.(David Tomlinson) and Mrs. Banks had decided to get a new nanny ASAP. The children wrote a poem-like letter to send to the papers. Mr. Banks tore the letter up and threw it in the fire place. The next day, all of the nannies were lined up outside of their house for an interview. They were all blown away. When all of a sudden, Mary Poppins (Julie Andrews) came flying in. She gave a great interview to Mr. Banks and she had the job. The children and her got a long beautifully. With great songs, that are not hard to remember. After not seeing the movie for years and years, I watched it recently and remembered all of the words to all of the songs. Mary Poppins took the children for a walk and ran into Bert (Dick Van Dyke), a very cool man of the streets. He was a music man and also a Chimney sweeper. He draws a picture on the sidewalk which the children, Mary, and Bert all jumped into and had a jolly time. Watch as Mr. Banks learns the value of family time. And how the children want father time and have missed it all of their lives.

     This movie is very sweet and cute. I use to think that this movie and The Sound Of Music were the same. Because of Julie Andrews being a nanny and the fact that this movie is a musical. I love Dick Van Dyke and the fact that he is so neat and seems to be able to do anything. Julie Andrews is a favorite as well. A great singer and seems like a very nice woman. This is a great Disney film, and if you have never seen it, I recommend it highly.