The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Tagline: Two Tall Tales by the world's top story-tellers in one hilarious All-Cartoon Feature!
Release Date: 1949-10-05
Duration: 68 minutes
Synopsis
The Wind in the Willows: Concise version of Kenneth Grahame's story of the same name. J. Thaddeus Toad, owner of Toad Hall, is prone to fads, such as the newfangled motor car. This desire for the very latest lands him in much trouble with the wrong crowd, and it is up to his friends, Mole, Rat and Badger to save him from himself. - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: Retelling of Washington Irving's story set in a tiny New England town. Ichabod Crane, the new schoolmaster, falls for the town beauty, Katrina Van Tassel, and the town Bully Brom Bones decides that he is a little too successful and needs "convincing" that Katrina is not for him.
Casting
- Basil RathboneNarrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")
- J. Pat O'MalleyCyril Proudbottom (voice)
- Claud AllisterRat (voice)
- Bing CrosbyNarrator (segment "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow")
- Eric BloreMr. Toad (voice)
- Billy BletcherHeadless Horseman (voice)
- Pinto ColvigIchabod Crane (screaming) (voice)
- Clarence NashIchabod's Horse (voice) (uncredited)
- John McLeishProsecutor (voice)
- Leslie DenisonJudge / First Weasel (voice)
