The Adventures of Ichabod and Mister Toad
| The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad |
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Original theatrical poster
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| Directed by |
Jack Kinney Clyde Geronimi James Algar |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Written by | Erdman Penner Winston Hibler Joe Rinaldi Ted Sears Homer Brightman Harry Reeves |
| Based on |
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving |
| Starring |
Eric Blore Pat O'Malley Colin Campbell John McLeish Campbell Grant Claude Allister Leslie Denison Edmond Stevens The Rhythmaires |
| Narrated by |
Basil Rathbone (The Wind in the Willows) Bing Crosby (The Legend of Sleepy Hollow) |
| Music by | Oliver Wallace |
| Edited by | John O. Young |
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| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. |
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68 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad is a 1949 animated package film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The film consists of two segments – the first is based on the 1908 children's novel The Wind in the Willows by Scottish author Kenneth Grahame, and the second is based on the 1820 short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," called Ichabod Crane in the film, by American author Washington Irving.
The film is the 11th Walt Disney theatrical animated feature and is the last of the studio's package film era of the 1940s, following Saludos Amigos, The Three Caballeros, Make Mine Music, Fun and Fancy Free, and Melody Time, until The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh in March 1977.
Beginning in 1955, the two portions of the film were separated, and televised as part of the Disneyland television series. They were later marketed and sold separately on home video.
As the film's animated segments are based on literary works, they are both introduced in live-action scenes set in a library as a framing device. The first segment is introduced and narrated by Basil Rathbone, and the second segment is introduced and narrated by Bing Crosby. Decca Records issued an album called Ichabod - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow featuring Crosby in 1949 to tie in with the release of the film.
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