The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
1949 American animated package film
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad is a 1949 animated movie. It was made by Walt Disney Productions. The movie was released to theaters on October 5, 1949 by RKO Radio Pictures.
| The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jack Kinney Clyde Geronimi James Algar |
| Screenplay by | Erdman Penner Winston Hibler Joe Rinaldi Ted Sears Homer Brightman Harry Reeves |
| Based on | The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Starring | Eric Blore Bing Crosby Pat O'Malley Colin Campbell John McLeish Campbell Grant Claude Allister Leslie Denison Edmond Stevens Oliver Wallace The Rhythmaires |
| Narrated by | Basil Rathbone Bing Crosby |
| Music by | Oliver Wallace |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date | October 5, 1949 |
Running time | 68 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
There are two parts in the movie. Both are based on popular works of literature. The story of Mr. Toad is based on Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. The story of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman is based on Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad was Disney's last animated anthology movie released under the Hays Code.
Cast
change- Bing Crosby - Ichabod, Brom Bones, Narrator ("The Legend of Sleepy Hollow")
- Eric Blore - J. Thaddeus Toad
- Basil Rathbone - Narrator ("The Wind In the Willows"), Policeman
- Pat O'Malley - Cyril Proudbottom, Policeman, Paper boy (unseen)
- Colin Campbell - Moley
- John McLeish - Prosecutor
- Campbell Grant - Angus MacBadger
- Claude Allister - Ratty
- Leslie Dennison - Judge, Weasel #1
- Edmond Stevens - Weasel #2
- Oliver Wallace - Mr. Winky (uncredited)
Awards
change- Golden Globe Awards[1]
- Best Cinematography Color - Won
References
change- ↑ Golden Globe Awards http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/film/25083 Archived 2012-08-02 at Archive.today
Other websites
change- The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad on IMDb
- The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad at the Big Cartoon DataBase (Dead link)