The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
1949 · Movie · G · 68 min · ★ 6.5 · 84% critics
This animated double feature adapts two classic tales: a thrill-seeking animal aristocrat’s obsession with the latest craze spirals into trouble, while a newcomer to a quiet village gets pulled into rivalry, romance, and a chilling local legend. Together, the stories shift from playful mischief to spooky suspense.
Based on The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Wind in the Willows
Also known as Contes d'automne et de printemps
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Details
- Years
- 1949
- Release date
- 1949-10-05
- Language
- English
- Rated
- G
- Runtime
- 68 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 84/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (688 votes)
- Box office
- $3,542,500
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want classic Disney that swings from silly animal hijinks to a Halloween-tinged ghost story, especially if you like the fairy-tale vibe of Cinderella or Sleeping Beauty; Not for you if you want one continuous story or purely lighthearted fun.
Pros: two classic story adaptations; fun songs and narration; strong humor-to-suspense mix | Cons: uneven pacing between halves; some characters feel thin; anthology format feels disjointed
Themes
- based on novel or book
- halloween
- villain
- anthropomorphism
- based on short story
- canon
- toad
- horror for children
- vignette
- headless horseman
- package film
Cast & crew
Bing Crosby
as Narrator (segment "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow")
Basil Rathbone
as Narrator (segment "The Wind in the Willows")
Eric Blore
as Mr. Toad (voice)
J. Pat O'Malley
as Cyril Proudbottom (voice)
- JM
John McLeish
as Prosecutor (voice)
Colin Campbell
as Mole (voice)
- CG
Campbell Grant
as Angus MacBadger (voice)
Claud Allister
as Rat (voice)
- OW
Oliver Wallace
as Gang Leader (voice)
Pinto Colvig
as Ichabod Crane (screaming) (voice)
Directed by James Algar, Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney