Basil Rathbone, Bing Crosby, Campbell Grant

This 1949 Disney feature has never been available on video in its original form until now. The 68-minute film contains two shorts: The Wind in the Willows and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow...( read more  read more... )>. The former is a lively version of Kenneth Grahame's book of animal adventures, including Mr. Toad, a rambunctious sort with a passion for motorcars. Basil Rathbone narrates the story. Sleepy Hollow is the Washington Irving story of a stuffy schoolmaster and his ability to win the love of the fair Katrina from the brutish Brom Van Brunt. Many fans will see a resemblance to Disney's masterpiece created some 40 years later, Beauty and the Beast, in style and story. The end is still scary enough to send youngsters under the table. Bing Crosby supplies the narration, character voices, and songs. The opening number in a library including two stories has been included in this good-looking restoration. The shorts were made in Disney's prime, a year before Cinderella, and the look is wondrous. The exaggeration of Ichabod's skinny frame and his slumping horse is a glorious example. --Doug Thomas

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DVD Release Date: October 3, 2000

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  • October 30, 2009
    it had been years since i had seen this but revisiting it with my kids was a lot of fun. the ichabod story is a classic kids spooky film and the mr. toad story is a strong enough compliment.
  • April 29, 2009
    Another childhood favorite!
  • March 18, 2009
    Quite a fun cartoon that remains faithful to the book.
  • November 8, 2009
    Love these old Disney Films.
  • September 15, 2009
    A wonderful animated movie. When I was much younger this was actually scary to me and I loved it. Now I think that it is a pretty good representation of the tale of Ichabod Crane.
  • August 11, 2009
    Not bad, but not memorable either. An average re-telling of the story of Ichabod Crane, and the Toad short was decent too.
  • March 3, 2009
    Meu preferido da infância, e até hoje minha animação preferida, o filme do Ichabod Crane, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", marcou a minha infância. O Mr. Toad nunca me interessou, e na verdade na fita que eu tinha e via sempre quando era pequeno só havia a história do Ichabod.
    Eu n...( read more)ão tinha medo de ets, nem de palhaços, nem de bandidos: o terror da minha infância foi O Cavaleiro sem Cabeça.
  • January 8, 2009
    FUNNY FAMILY SET OF CARTOONS.
  • December 24, 2008
    Disney's take on the storys of Sleepy Hollow and The Wind of The Willows are done brilliantly.
  • October 29, 2008
    Enjoyed both stories. Both were comical in tone and the animation fantastic, especially in the Ichabod segment.

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  • brirod32
    November 12, 2006
    This short film is the greatest ever!!!! Bing Crosby rocks this show.

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