The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad Movie Review 1949

Disney's wonderfully animated versions of Kenneth Grahame's "The Wind in the Willows" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving. Rathbone narrates the story of Mr. Toad, who suffers from arrogance and eventually must defend himself in court after being charged with driving a stolen vehicle (Disney did take liberties with the story). Crosby provides all the voices for "Ichabod," which features one of the all-time great animated sequences--Ichabod riding in a frenzy through the forest while being pursued by the headless horseman. A treat for all ages.

Distribution

Walt Disney Home Video, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521, Phone: (818)265-6500, URL: http://disney.store.go.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 68 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Animation & Cartoons, Adapted from a Story, Books to Film: Kenneth Grahame, Disney Family Movies, Books to Film: Washington Irving

Screenplay

Winston Hibler, Erdman Penner, Joe Rinaldi, Ted Sears, Homer Brightman, Harry Reeves

Director

James Nelson Algar, Clyde Geronimi

Music

Oliver Wallace

Other

Eric Blore, Pat O'Malley, Jack Kinney, Bing Crosby, Basil Rathbone

Producer

Walt Disney Studios, RKO