lucky enough catch film finally turner classic films tonight one films oscar for special effects yearly month oscar winning films br br bedknobs broomsticks easily sequel film earlier success mary poppins film big success oscar winner best actress julie andrews like mary poppins bedknobs david tomlinson it role wherein learns parenting fine mixture live action animation set past period british history if edwardian  georgian world  london englands coastline dunkirk summer  even old reginald owen it general home guard whereas formerly admiral boom mary poppins ironically owens final rolebr br the home guard sequences not many film reminds one british series dads army dealing problems local home guard early years war period also well suggested appearance three rawlins children war orphans bombings blitz london in typical disney fashion musical number portobello road different members british army including soldiers india caribbean complete metal drums yet appear scottish local female auxiliaries costumebr br all which surprisingly plus biggest plus angela lansbury performance eglantine price finally it sole real musical film lead noteworthy acting career lansbury never got real career musical role deserved auntie mame musical mame came shortly bedknobs did singing parts in gaslight brief balloon boys picture dorian gray little yellow bird  best  support conclusion harvey girls final reprise atchison topeka santa fe play female lead hear singing david tomlinson may able understand lost play mame dennis burnsidebr br the rest cast pretty good tomlinson learning rise occasion lifetime relative failure three children cindy ocallaghan roy snart ian weighill actually showing interesting sides characters edwardian predecessors poppins weighill particular something budding opportunist thinking blackmailing lansbury finding witch surprising waste possibly due cutting scenes roddy mcdowall local vicar two sequences film possible role disapproving foe witchcraft bigger part also note john ericson german officer leads raid conclusion film find facing something powerful ever imagined british countryside sam jaffe competitor magic formula lansbury tomlinson seeking br br as animation two sequences sea lagoon wildest soccer match ever drawn well worth view tomlinson pulled latter referee getting pretty badly banged various charges scrimmages said pretty fine sample disney studios best work