Bing Crosby

Basil Rathbone

Eric Blore

J. Pat O'Malley

John McLeish

Colin Campbell

Campbell Grant

Claud Allister

Oliver Wallace

Pinto Colvig

Leslie Denison

Alec Harford

Edmond Stevens

Billy Bletcher

Jud Conlon

Mack McLean

Clarence Nash

Loulie Jean Norman

Charlie Parlota

Gloria Wood

Clyde Geronimi

James Algar

Jack Kinney

Erdman Penner

Joe Rinaldi

George Lowerre

Ted Sears

Harry Reeves

Robert O. Cook

Homer Brightman

John O. Young

C.O. Slyfield

James MacDonald

Winston Hibler

Don Raye

Gene de Paul

Washington Irving

Kenneth Grahame

Merle Cox

Frank Thomas

Ward Kimball

John Lounsbery

Ollie Johnston

Marc Davis

Mary Blair

Milt Kahl

Wolfgang Reitherman

Ben Sharpsteen

Walt Disney

Sylvia Roemer

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Animation

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The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

Walt Disney Productions

United States of America

English

based on novel or book

halloween

villain

anthropomorphism

canon

toad

headless horseman

Two stories: one good, one less so.

<em>'The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad'</em> is another Disney package film. It's probably one of the better ones to be fair, though still fails to truly entertain. The first story featuring Mr. Toad is fairly enjoyable, while the one with Ichabod starts off solidly but by its end I found myself less interested.

Bing Crosby and Basil Rathbone do well as narrators, while the animation is more than passable. Again, like 1948's <em>'So Dear to My Heart'</em> from Disney, it's nothing to hate on but I wouldn't class it as anything other than average though.

/copied directly from my Letterboxd review\

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Basil Rathbone starts this double feature off with his engaging narration of a very much shortened version of "The Wind in the Willows". "Toad" is a bit of an adventurer. Indeed, he might even be the world's first faddist! Running amok the countryside with his new equine friend "Cyril" pulling a great yellow wagon, he is causing no end of stress for his friends "Angus MacBadger", "Ratty" and "Moley". Finally , they apprehend him and confine him to his room - but nope, that's no good. He shimmies down from his window and is soon in the possession of a shiny new motor car. How did he get it? Well that's soon a matter for the law and things are going to ge even messier for the friends and he is imprisoned and they have to get to the bottom of a dastardly plot involving some weasels and Toad Hall itself. Then, we morph seamlessly onto the equally mellifluous tones of Bing Crosby who takes us through a not so enjoyable interpretation of "Sleepy Hollow". We follow the almost vulture-like "Ichabod Crane" as he arrives in the village as the school teacher and who then sets about wooing local heiress "Katriona" - much to the chagrin of local beefcake "Bron". "Crane" seems to have the upper hand at every turn until the younger man hits on a idea to, quite literally, resurrect a creature from the depths of the graveyard to finally remove this obstacle from his path to true love (and a decent sized fortune too). The animations are old style Disney with plenty of vivid colours and, certainly for "Toad, characterful animations. The second story features just a little too much music - our renowned crooner manages at least two songs, and the characterisations rely much more on their physical attributes and less on their "acting" if you will. It's still an enjoyable hour that showcases two enduring stories well, and it's not just for the children either.

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad - 1949 Theatrical Trailer

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad - 50th Anniversary (1949-1999) Promo (VHS Capture)

The Adventures of Ichabod And Mr. Toad

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad( 1949)

Two Tall Tales by the world's top story-tellers in one hilarious All-Cartoon Feature!

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A review by r96sk

Written by r96sk on Sun May 16 2021

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