She steps into the back of the boat and sits down next to the rudder.Sensing something foreboding, heir dog barks, jumps after them into the water and swims toward hem as they push off from the dock.They deny heir own vulnerability when Dobbs asserts that gold isn't inherently evil ("gold can be as much of a blessing as a curse").Doolittle (1967),Star! (1968), andHello, Dolly! (1969).The star of the film was the previous year's Best Actress Academy Award winner, a fresh-faced Julie Andrews in a similar role as her governess performance inMary Poppins (1964).With a production budget of $35 million, and box-office gross receipts of $82 million (domestic), and $139 million (worldwide).