Suddenly, from a dozen cnimneys, a Aunmber af Sweeps
axpliade in black puffs of smoke, They. ars dressed
like Bert, begrimed, grinning and dancing Tiercel;,
Acrobatic leaps, slides, vowaring, death-defying
vUMPS arounce tne rooftop arees,
Shey have a wild Cockney Song and Dance --
SONG: SWESFS -
(Singing)
Blex your imess up, Etep in time!
Rick your knees up, step tn time!
Never need a reason, never need a rayoe
Kick your knees up, step in timet
Link your elbows, atep in time!
Link your #lbows, step in ‘ime!
Never need a reggon, never need a rayne
Ling your elbows, step in time!
Spin about, and stem in time!
Spin about, and step in time!
Hever need 64 reason, never need a rivyme
Spin about, and step in time!
Hound the chimney, atep in time!
Jump the chimmey, step in tire!
Never need 2 reazon, never need a Taye
Round the chimney, step in time!
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Sarnacle ara Standing nearby, with the ganner's match ap the ae
ACMIAAL BOOM
Stand fast, santiemeni wWe'lze being attacked by Hoattentats!
BINNACTE AWo BaARNACTa
{stéunanly }
saa f
ADMTAAL SOCOM
Cheeky devils! Give them the works!
SINHACLE
(delighted)
aveTytoing, alc?
ADMIRAL BOOM
2very strap! Teach the begwars a lesson! Lively, now!
Pinnacle tilts the cannon back, Barnacle starta shoveling in
Sigmal flares, Vary lights, fuses and cowder.,
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Bert, and the sweens continue their raueous dance.
PEAT «AND SWEEPS
(ginging}
Flap like 3 birdie, step in sime!
Plap like a birdie, step in time!
Never need a reason, never nead 3 rhyme
Flap itke 4 birdie, step in time!
There is a tremendous ROAR from o.s., and she air is rent By balls
of fire, clota of sparks and exploding ¢olors, issuing from Admiral
Boom's cannon. Bert seizes Jane and leaps DOWN the cnimmey. Anat:
SWEEP grabs Michael and FOLLOWS --
SWEEPS
{singing} Lown the chimney, step in time! Down the ¢thimney, step in time!
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35 The sweeps come bursting OUT of the fireplace and continue
dancing gally around tne room, Two of them Stand on either side
of the fireplace ta caten Mary Poppins as she Plops IM thraudn a
Cloud of sagt. Everyone, insluding one children, ig dancing.
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ALL
(singing } Hop cn one foot, stem in tine! Hop an one foot, step in time! Hever need a reason, never need a rayne . Hop of on# foot, step in tle!
MICHAEL
Wiggie FOUS jars -= .
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(Singing } Wiggle your ears, atep in time! Wiggle your @#ars, sten in time! Never need a reason, never need a rhyme, Wiggle your #ars, step in time!
Mrs. Eriil and Ellen come INTO the room. Cook lets out a SCREAM,
as they are grabbed and brought inte tha dancing circle,
MAS. BRILL
(Scream! } ALL (singing)
Seeeamt Step in time!
Scream!) Step in time!
Never need a reasen, never nead a rhyme
{Sereami} Step in time!
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Mrs. Banka has Just come IN. She i9 standing, with the "VOTES For
WOMEN” ribbon a¢ross nar front, looking inte the living room.
MRS. BANKS
Ellen - when you have a moment?
i forget m' pamphlets.
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A couple of the sweeps come up, bow gallantly, and draw ner
INTO the living recm and the dance.
m5, BANKS
Thank you, Bur ra#alliy, I den't think --
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25 they dance her gaily around the room —-
ALL
(singing)
Votes for Women, Ster in time!
Wetes for Women, Step in time!
Nevre= need a teason, hever meed a rhyme !
Voves for Women, Step in time!
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Iv is open. Mr. Banks 15 coming IN Slowly, watching, an
incredulous expression on his ‘ace,
MAS, BRILL gee
locks 9.8. and sees Mr, Sanies.
MRS. BRILL
(tersified}
Iv's the master!
ALL
(singing)
Iu's the master, step in time!
It's the master, aten in tima!
Never heed a reason, nevar need a rhyme
It's tne master, step in time!
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a, Barks, temporarily paralyzed by the signt, flnally iscsens
a béllow of raze,
MR. BANKS
What's all this? a
ALL
(singing)
What's all this, step in time! Whet's all this, step in time!
The sweeps grab Mr. Banks, dance him, atruggling vainly}, argsund the
ream, He wrenches himself logse. They dance past him, out the
open frent daar, pausing only te anake hands with aim vigorously
as they GO --
SWEEPS
Geod luck, guv'ner! Geed luck!
Good luck!
They all doff their caps going out, sach revealing the stark white
forehead atop the smudged faces.
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as the dancing sweepa pour out of the Banks' house, 4Stt1li dancing,
they go their roliicking way dawn sne street AWAY from CAMERA,
Pauaing here and there to seize an Qutraged POLICEMAN or 4a startled
PRSSERBY and whirl them around and around. They TO CUT OF SCENE, |
some turning around tne corner, gome into the Park.
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Mr. Sanks, shattered, disheveled, nia hands and cast covered with
soot, 18 standing in the Middle of the roon, looking around. Tock
ana Zllen have fled.
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JANE
Oh, Father - I'm so g¢lad you got nome
in time!
MH. BANKS
(dasediy}
wnat? Time for what?
JANE
Every gingle one of those sweeps shook your hand! You're going to be the nappiest, luskiest person in the world!
Mrs. Banks takes this opportunity to go OUT - covertly removing
the "VOTES FOR WOMEN” ribbon as she does.
MS, BANKS
I believe I'll fust ge upstairs and
freshen up,
MA. DANES
(calling despairingly after her} Winttorc! MARY POPPING Come along, children! MA. BANES
JUSt a moment, Poppins! Poppins
What 18 the meaning of thia outrage?
MARY FPOPPINS
{eoolly} I beg your pamion? MR, BRANES Will you bea good enough to explain all this? MARY POPPIAS
First af all, I showld like te make one
point quite clear!
Yes? Mm.
. MARY POPPING
I never explain anything!
MA. BANKS
But =+
MART POPPINS
Come along, children, Spit-snet!
MH. SANE
But --+
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Mary Poppins and the children go OUT. The thome BINGE 44
woa@ Aall. Mr. Banks goes to 15 and lifts the recetvar,
MA. BAMICS
Yen? Danks here --
(ha stadffens suddeniy}
Yes, yes, Mr. Dawes. Yea, sie - IT am
dreadfully sarry about what happened
Today. EZ can asayre you --
{he falters)
Porulsnt, gir?
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Mr. Dawes, Sr. 15 at nis side, prompting him,
MH. DAWES, JR,
feoldiy)
We shall expect you precisely at nine
o'eleck, Banks,
Ma. DAWES, SR,
Without Pail!
Mh. DAWES, JF.
Without fail!
{pause}
Yea, Banks, I'm afraid it's extremely
seriqns.
MR. DAWES, SR,
We regret thts course of action. After
all, you've been with us a good many
years, Ags was your father before you -=
MH, TAWES, JR,
[repeating it}
We regret this course of action. After all -
KA. BANKS -E97
Listening with & sinking neart.
, MA. BANES
Yes, sir. Sar - does this mean tnat I -
well, Fou woulen't be needing me anymore?
(pause }
Yes ~ yes, Mr. Dawes, I'll se there at
nine alsiock.
Mr. [anks nangs up the phone. Stands quietly a moment. -
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on the aecond floor. Jane and Michael are looking down
throwgh the banisters at their father,
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Hert i5 wrapping up his poles and tristles. Mr. Banks seems
unaware Of his presence.
SONG: MH. BANKS
(singing)
aA men has dreams
Of walking with giants
To farve his sicne
Tn the #edittce af tine
Mefore the mortir of nis zeal
Has @ ¢hance 14 ¢sngeal
The tup is dashed from nia lipa!
The flame is snuffed a-perning.
He's brought to rack and ruin in his prima!
{apeken]
Tie prize 15 snatched from his grasp!
SEAT
(sympatnetically} Life’s @ rum ge, guy'nor. That's the truth -
MA. BANKS
(slowly rising from his enair, tne light dawning aon him)
You xnow what I think? It's that woman, Mary Poppins! From th# mogient she stepped inte thia house, things hegan to nappéen to me!
BEAT
Mary Poppins?
MR. BANES
Yes! Yea, af course! {singing} My world waa calm! Well ordered! Exemplary? Then cama this woman With chaos in her waket And now, my lite's ambitions go With one fell blaw it's quite a bitter pill to take!
(spoken)
It'S that @oupins woman! She did Ltt
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iokmow cn#@ very Bergson you mean, Mary; Poppins is the one that sings --
(singing ] A apoonful af sugar That is all £2 takes It changes pread and water Inte t#a and cakes!
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MR. BANKS
You see? That's exactly wnat 7 mean!
Changing oread and water into tea anc
Cakes indeed! Wo wonder everything's
Coming unAstTung arcund here!
(singtng)}
A apoanful of sugar
Goes 3 long, long way
‘Ave yourself an 'aalchy 'aelpin'
avery day!
(scoken)
An ‘ealthy ‘elsin' as trouble, if you
ask met
MWA. SANS
(indignantly)
You know what she did? TI realize it
mow! She tricked me ints taking Jane
and Michael om an outing! That's how
all the troubi#® started!
BERT
Tricked you into taking the children on
an outing? Dutrageous!: A man with all
one important things you ‘ave to do?
Shameful!
| (singing) .
You're 4a man of ‘igh position
Fateemed by your peerg
and when your little tykes
Ave cryin!
You 'aven't time to dry their tears
And s¢e them grateful litsl# faces
Smilin' up at you
‘Because their dad, 'e# always ismteows
Just wot te de,
{aa Mr. Banks starts to
pretest, Bert stops him}
I know, Ouvy'nor -
You've got to grind, grind, gzind
AG that grindstone
Tndugh child'ood slipa
Like sand Ehrough a sieve
And ali toa acon, Sney've up and grown
And then they've flown
And it's too late for you to give -
Just that spoonful of. sugar
To 'elp the medicine go dewn,
The medicine go dewn-ow
Medicine go down
fust a spoonful of sugar
| 'ELps the medicine go down
In a moat ¢eligntrul way!
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That's like all that other are-
Barmy Mary Foopina 14 always talxin'
about --
Sert has gathered up nis things and goes ta the hall. Se turns --
BERT
Wel], good day, sin. Sarry te ‘ave
troubled yau.
Ye goes OT,
MA. HANES Tid
Moved by Bert's sang, Mr. Banka sits quietly in his chair.
After @ moment, ne looks up and off to --
JANE AND MICHAEL . Tae
Standing 1h the deorway of the hall.
MR. BANKS 713
MR. BANKS
Yea?
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vane and Michael come slowly INTO the room,
JANE
We're sorry about the tuppence...
MR. SANK
Yes?
J ANE
We didn't know it would cause you 59
much trouble,
MR. BANKS
It's ali right. How t9uld you know,
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vane takes her *asher’s hand and Places the tuppenc® tnts a3
JANE
You can have the tuppence,
Mt. 3anks stares down...
CLOSE ey
en the tuppencte in nis hand.
TN ToS ROOM Tid
JANE
Will that make everything ali right?
Mt. BAWES
Yee, Thank you. Good night,
The chiidren go CUT. Mr. Banks looks at the tuppence
resting in the palm of his hand,
DISSOLVE
A STREET EXTERIGCR - NIGHT Fly A lonély, dartened street in the Clty. Mr. Banks 15 making
“his way to the Bank,
ANOTHER STREET EXTERIOR - NIGH? feo
approaching the Bank, The area is deserted. He slowly walks
thm steps,
AT THE DOOR Tei
A grim-faced custodian admits him to the interfor of the
establishment.
THE DOOR Tee
of Che Eoard Roam. Mr. Banks pauges at the door a moment.
So pluck up heart, opens the deor and goes In.
MA. SANKS' VIEW ves
of Mr, Dawes, Sr. and the Board of Directorg seated at a
massive table In the meeting room, One by one, the heads
at the table turn toward him, shafts of Light glinting off
thelr glassea and pince-nez, Plercing the dark Edwardian gloom
or cha raom. The faces are stern and intractable.
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MA. BANKS Taui-T2
walks slowly, bravely, toward the implacable faces, He
Blancs before them, eIVInE 2O gather his composure,
MR. SANKS
ocd evening, gentlemen,
Tnere is silence for a moment. Mr. Dawes, Sr. pokes his
SOM with the cane,
MR. DAWES, SR,
Goonf Get on with ir!
Yes, father,
(addressing Mr. Banks}
tn the year 1775, an offictal of this
bank unwisely logned a lerge sum of
money to finance a shipment of tea to
the American ¢olomtes, be YOu know
what happened?
MR. DANKS
Yes, sir. - 7 believe I do, sir, As tha ship lay in Boaton Harbor, & number of colonists, dressed as Red indi ans ,. baarded the vessel, behaved in a dts- SOurTecus Manner, and threw all the tea overboard, This made ths tea unsuitable for drinking, even by Americana,
MA. DAWES, JR.
Precisely! The loan waa defaulted,
Panic ensued within these wells - and
there Was @ run on the bank --
MR, DAWES, SR.
Prog that tina ta now, sir - there has
never been a run on this bank - until
CALS morming! A run cataed by the
Gisarsceful conduct of your son! be
you deny it?
Mr. Banks squares his shoulders against the fury of Mr. Dawea, Sr...
BA, BANES 1
Idonot, sir, I shall he Elad to
aSsiime the responsibility. for my 30n,
Mr. Dawes, Sr, squints at him, momentarily surprised at this
Blint of courage - then Pokes Dawes, Jr, with hig cane,
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DAWES, SPF,
Well + what are you waiting far?
fo on!
Me. Dawes, Jr., hig face grim and expressionless, comes around
ta Mr. canks and confronts him, Amid a deathly silence. ha
Cakes the rose from Mr. Banks' lapel and shreds it, the petals
dropping to the floor, He takes the vilentiy furied umbrella
rram Mr. Banks' hand, uncoes the slip, and begins to shake it our.
Mi, MOUSLEY AND MR. GRUEES Tee
at the table. Mr. Mousley flinches.
MH. MOUSLEY
(hoarsely)
No: Not that!
MR. GAUBES
{gripping his arm}
Steady an!
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Mr, Dawes, dr. takes the umbrella and with a awift, cold
movement of the handie, pulls it inside oul, the wibs going
awry in every direction, We nands the umbrella back te
Mr, Banks, takes the bowler from his hand.
MR. TOMES 730
at the table, averting his eyss. MR, DAWES, JR. . 731
helds the bowler at arn's length, and with enother sawits movenent,
Punches a hole through it. He hands the battered headpiece hack
to Mr. Banks, Dawes, Jr. turna and oenumes his place at the table,
MA. DAWES, SR, Tae
- Mh, DAWES, SH,
Have you anything to say, Banks?
MA. SANES T33
MR. BANKS
Well, sir. When there's nothing to sey, all you can say is --
vanding, shaken but unbowed, he has found something in his
Pocket. Surprised, he lecks down to Jane and Michael's tuppence,
“esting in the palm af fis hand.
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MH, DAWES, 3,
Contound it, Banks, I said, do you
have anything to say?
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Mr, Banks tegins to snicker, The members of the Board, aghass,
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MR. BANKS
Just on# word, sir.
MR, DAWES, SR,
Yes?
MA, SANKS
Supercalifragilisttcexpialidocious,
MR, DAWES, SH.
What?
MA. BANKS
supercalifragilisticexplalidecious!
(chort ling)
Mary Poppins wae right! Extraordinary!
It does make you feel better!
Mi. DAWES, SH,
what are you talking about, man? here's
no auch word!
a MR. FANS
(roaring with laughter}
NO «nc, Mt, Dawes! Th is a word!’ aA
Perfectly good word: Actually, you know
what there's no such thing as? With all
due respect, sir - it turns out, therets
no such thing as You!
Mi. DAWES, Sr.
Impertinence, sir!
| WA. BANES
. [leaning in confideftially}
Speaking of impertinenca, sir, would you
like to near a marvelous joke? A real
snapper?
_ MR. DAWES, SH.
(blankly
Joke? Snapper?
wR. BANES
Well, sir - these two perfectly marvelous
young people named Jane and Michael met
ane Snotner on the street, Jane says to
Michael: 'T know 2 man with = wooden lez
famed Smith." And Michael says: ‘Really?
What's the game of his other leg?!
(he laughs uproariously) f cone ;
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MR. DAWES, SR,
fagide to his aon)
Ma's gone mad! Call the Ruard!
(pauses as he sees My.
Banks coming toward him}
Banks! Stop! Don's seme near me!
MA, SANES
supercalifragilisticexpialidacioua!
: I'm feeling better all the time!
MR. DAWES, JR,
(trying to throw hig
beady acrosa hia father}
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Don't you dare strike my father, Banks!
Mr. Banks setzes Mr. Dawes, 3r.‘a hand, opens the tlutching
fingers, and thrusts the tuppence into his hand.
AR. BAHICS
There's tha tuppence, Mr. Dawes! The
wonderful, faterul, Bupercalifragilistic.
faPpialidocious tuppence! ftuard it well!
Goodbye!
MF. DAWES, 5H.
Banks! Where are you going?
MR. BANKS
(another laughing Seizure)
Iden’ know! I sight pep farough 2 chalk
Pavement picture. I might seize a horse oft
a GAPE F-co-round and win the Derby! [I might
Just go fly a idte! Gniy Mary Fopping
would know.
MAR. DAWES, 47,
Popping?
Mr, Aanka cocks the battered bowler on his head,
desecrated umbrella fauntily, and heads for the
MA. HANES
Yea, our Nanny! Of course! She's the one who Sings that ridticuious song «-
(singing)
Juat a spoonful of sugar Helps the medicine go down Medicine ao down-own Medicine £0 down -
ie Koes OUT, They atere after hin.
{to Mousley}
Mad 26 4 Mareh hare!
(turns ta his father}
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AR. JAWS, SF,
(frowning)
4 ,oogsn leg named Smith?
Be looks down 5a -