Mr. Dawes Jr.

Mr. Dawes Jr. is one of the members of the board in the London? bank where George Banks works, the director's son? and a minor character and ex-villain from ''Mary Poppins. ''He was portrayed by Arthur Malet.

Mr. Dawes Jr. first appears when George Banks takes his children, Jane and Michael to show them his bank. He wonders why the children are here and George explains that they wish to open an account. He asks Michael how much money he has to which Michael replies "Tuppence. But I wanted to feed the birds." His father Mr. Dawes Sr. comes out and tries to accept Michael's tuppence. Dawes Jr. takes part in singing the song "Fidelity Fiduciary bank" with his father, George, and the rest of the bank employees.

Later, chaos ensues. Once the singing is completely finished, Dawes Sr. takes the tuppence from Michael's hand without asking which causes Michael to become enraged. Michael attempts to get it back while he and Jane "attack" Mr. Dawes. This confuses the other people at the bank and a bank run is unintentionally? caused.

We see Mr. Dawes Jr. again when he calls George and asks him to? return to the bank at 9:00 p.m. that same night. He then appears inside another room of the bank where his father? orders him to tell George about a historical moment of the bank which involved that there hadn't been a run on the bank since 1773 until that very day. He then rips George's flower, pushes his umbrella into a wind-blowing shape and punches a hole through his hat.

George then tells Dawes Sr. and all the members Uncle Albert's wooden leg joke, fakely strikes at Mr. Dawes Sr. while his son tries to protect him, George shoves the tuppence into Dawes's hand and departs. Dawes Jr. considers him to be "Mad as a March hare". He hears his father? repeating "A wooden leg named Smith" two times while watching him. Dawes Sr. is almost repeats the phrase a third time saying "A wooden le--" before finally getting the joke. He makes a wheezing laugh while his son watches him and suddenly, Dawes Jr. sees his father floating up into the air, laughing and calls him to come down before sobbing.

His final appearance in the movie is when he is flying kites with the other bank employees. He tells George that his father died laughing. Surprisingly, he does not mourn his father passing as he is glad that he died happily because he had never been happier in his life.? He had left an opening for a new partner? and George is offered that partnership which makes him very pleased.