An animated adaptation of "The Wind in the Willows" followed by an adaptation of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow".An animated adaptation of "The Wind in the Willows" followed by an adaptation of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow".An animated adaptation of "The Wind in the Willows" followed by an adaptation of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow".
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Eric Blore
- Mr. Toad
- (voice)
John McLeish
- Prosecutor
- (voice)
- (as John Ployardt)
J. Pat O'Malley
- Cyril Proudbottom
- (voice)
- (as Pat O'Malley)
Colin Campbell
- Mole
- (voice)
Claud Allister
- Water Rat
- (voice)
- (as Claude Allister)
Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires
- Additional voices
- (voice)
- (as The Rhythmaires)
Pinto Colvig
- Ichabod Crane (screaming)
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- …
Jud Conlon
- Townsfolk
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Leslie Denison
- Judge
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- …
Mack McLean
- Townsfolk
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Clarence Nash
- Ichabod's Horse
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Loulie Jean Norman
- Townsfolk
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Charlie Parlota
- Townsfolk
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Thurl Ravenscroft
- Wolf
- (uncredited)
- …
Edmond Stevens
- Second Weasel
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaWhile the characters are fictional, the place names and landmarks depicted in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820) are mostly factual. The "Tarry Town" of the short story is the village of Tarrytown in Westchester County, New York. It was founded by Dutch settlers in the 17th century. It is located about 25 miles (40 km) north of midtown Manhattan in New York City. Some of the other landmarks are located in the nearby village of North Tarrytown, which was long nicknamed Sleepy Hollow and was officially renamed to this name in 1996. Washington Irving himself was buried in the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
- GoofsWhen Brom Bones grabs the barrel of ale, the side with the corked hole is pointed away from him. When the camera moves to show him pulling the cork out it is suddenly facing him.
- Crazy creditsThe RKO logo is light blue against a dark background.
- Alternate versionsDebuted on home video as part of a 1983 VHS compilation entitled Disney's Scary Tales.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Wind in the Willows (1949)
- SoundtracksIchabod
(1949) (uncredited)
Written by Don Raye and Gene de Paul
Performed by Bing Crosby and Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires
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I am a huge Disney fan at 17, and while The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr Toad is not the best of the Disney canon, it is hugely enjoyable and definitely worth seeing. While I would rank both The Wind in the Willows and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow a 9/10, personally if I were to say which was better, the latter but only marginally. Merely because it holds more of a nostalgic value.
The Wind in the Willows is a condensed but very faithful 30 minute or so cartoon, based on the Kenneth Graheme literary classic. While it does drag in places, it does very well with what it crams into such a short running time. It is very lovingly animated, with some rich backgrounds and lovely colours. I also liked the music, it was lyrical, rousing and fun, the sort of music you will find in a Silly Symphony. Also the voice acting is very expressive, Basil Rathbone who I know best as Sherlock Holmes(well one of the actors playing the fictional detective) is brilliant as the narrator and Eric Blore is a lot of fun as Toad. Other characters I liked were Badger, who is very firm and gruff and Cyril, the Horse, a character who featured in one of the more memorable scenes from the cartoon, second only to the hilarious Courtroom scene.
On the other hand, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a terrifying yet worthwhile classic. One of my favourite moments in anything to do with Disney along with Willie the Operatic Whale. Bing Crosby is sublime as the narrator, never overdoing it, it was just right. The animation has an appropriately dark visual style, and the music is also memorable and fitting. The famous story features a schoolmaster named Ichabod Crane, and his love for Katrina and rivalry between him and Brom Bones, who like Gaston is a handsome tower of strength. Perhaps the most memorable moment of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is the part when Ichabod meets the Headless Horseman, a character that was so scary he gave me nightmares when I was little. The Headless Horseman is the sort of character who is imitated in stuff like Scooby Doo yet never as well, the very look of him here makes the hairs stand up on the back of my neck.
Overall, this is an excellent binding of two classic stories. 9/10 Bethany Cox
The Wind in the Willows is a condensed but very faithful 30 minute or so cartoon, based on the Kenneth Graheme literary classic. While it does drag in places, it does very well with what it crams into such a short running time. It is very lovingly animated, with some rich backgrounds and lovely colours. I also liked the music, it was lyrical, rousing and fun, the sort of music you will find in a Silly Symphony. Also the voice acting is very expressive, Basil Rathbone who I know best as Sherlock Holmes(well one of the actors playing the fictional detective) is brilliant as the narrator and Eric Blore is a lot of fun as Toad. Other characters I liked were Badger, who is very firm and gruff and Cyril, the Horse, a character who featured in one of the more memorable scenes from the cartoon, second only to the hilarious Courtroom scene.
On the other hand, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a terrifying yet worthwhile classic. One of my favourite moments in anything to do with Disney along with Willie the Operatic Whale. Bing Crosby is sublime as the narrator, never overdoing it, it was just right. The animation has an appropriately dark visual style, and the music is also memorable and fitting. The famous story features a schoolmaster named Ichabod Crane, and his love for Katrina and rivalry between him and Brom Bones, who like Gaston is a handsome tower of strength. Perhaps the most memorable moment of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is the part when Ichabod meets the Headless Horseman, a character that was so scary he gave me nightmares when I was little. The Headless Horseman is the sort of character who is imitated in stuff like Scooby Doo yet never as well, the very look of him here makes the hairs stand up on the back of my neck.
Overall, this is an excellent binding of two classic stories. 9/10 Bethany Cox
- TheLittleSongbird
- Mar 29, 2010
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- Runtime1 hour 8 minutes
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