Walt Disney's 11th animated feature includes two classic stories: "The Wind in the Willows," narrated by Basil Rathbone, is based on the story by Kenneth Grahame, in which Mr. Toad's love of motorcars gets him and his friends in trouble with a gang of devious rats. Following this tale is "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," narrated .. Read more
| Starring | Bing Crosby, Basil Rathbone |
|---|---|
| Director | James Algar, Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney |
| Genres | Animated, Children |
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Walt Disney's 11th animated feature includes two classic stories: "The Wind in the Willows," narrated by Basil Rathbone, is based on the story by Kenneth Grahame, in which Mr. Toad's love of motorcars gets him and his friends in trouble with a gang of devious rats. Following this tale is "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," narrated by Bing Crosby. Based on the story by Washington Irving, nervous schoolteacher Ichabod Crane falls in love with the beautiful Katrina Van Tassel but has trouble with rival Brom Bones, and a certain headless horseman. The Gold Collection Edition features a special bonus ghostly cartoon.
| Starring | Bing Crosby, Basil Rathbone |
|---|---|
| Director | James Algar, Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney |
| Studio | WALT DISNEY HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 5 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Animated, Children |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 21 Jul 2003 Production year: 1949 |
| Format | DVD |
This Disney feature begins with a whimsical version of the Washington Irving story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. The tale of put-upon schoolmaster Ichabod Crane is pleasingly told by Bing Crosby, but it's the adventures of Toad of Toad Hall that capture the imagination. Basil Rathbone provides the narration, while Toad is superbly voiced by Eric Blore, best known as the butler in many of the Rogers-Astaire musicals.
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two stories narrated by bing crosby
here we have disneys version of wind and the willows and sleepy hollow
the first wind and the willows was okay not great after already seeing the updated wind and the willows with rik mayall voice of toad much better for the kids
as for the ichabod story was very weird animation character who was tall and skinny with big ears and nose was a little frightening for youngsters to watch but enjoyed the 2nd story much better
i dont know how this was a classic disney but i was left a little disappointed by the ending of the ichabod story which left unanswered questions at the end
but was much better than melody time
two stories narrated by bing crosby
here we have disneys version of wind and the willows and sleepy hollow
the first wind and the willows was okay not great after already seeing the updated wind and the willows with rik mayall voice of toad much better for the kids
as for the ichabod story was very weird animation character who was tall and skinny with big ears and nose was a little frightening for youngsters to watch but enjoyed the 2nd story much better
i dont know how this was a classic disney but i was left a little disappointed by the ending of the ichabod story which left unanswered questions at the end
but was much better than melody time