The Happiest Sound In All The World!

Starring: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Richard Haydn, Peggy Wood, Charmian Carr, Eleanor Parker, Angela Cartwright, Ben Wright

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★ - perfect

"I can't seem to stop singing wherever I am. And what's worse, I can't seem to stop saying things - anything and everything I think and feel." - Maria

Why watch this? It is deservedly the standard by which all family musicals are measured.

Plot Summary: Set in Austria on the cusp of World War II, a high-spirited young woman named Maria, considering a life as a nun, is sent to be a governess to the seven children of the widowed and strict Captain Georg von Trapp. Maria's love for music and kind nature gradually bring joy and warmth back into the children's lives, and eventually the Captain's as well.

Dad's Preview: Set in Austria in the late 1930's, this delightful Disney musical follows a precocious nun, Maria, who just doesn't fit in at the abbey. Her Mother Abbess sends her to take care of a family of seven, lorded over by their stern Austrian father, Naval Captain Georg Von Trapp. There are musical numbers galore, and it almost goes without saying that the Austrian mountain scenery is incredible. However, it's Julie Andrews, and her innocent, fun-loving personality, who wins our hearts.    

Argyle Enterprises, Inc.; 20th Century Fox