The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad Movie The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad Cartoon The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad Film The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad Flick The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad Characters

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad is a 1949 animated bundle movie produced by Walt Disney Productions and also released by RKO Radio Pictures. The movie includes 2 sectors-- the initial is based upon the 1908 children's novel The Wind in the Willows by British writer Kenneth Grahame, as well as the 2nd is based upon the 1820 short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," called Ichabod Crane in the movie, by American writer Washington Irving.

The film is the 11th Walt Disney theatrical computer animated function and is the last of the studio's package deal movie age of the 1940s, following Saludos Amigos, The Three Caballeros, Make Mine Songs, Fun as well as Fancy Free, and also Tune Time.

Beginning in 1955, both parts of the movie were separated, and also televised as part of the Disneyland television series. They were later on marketed and also offered independently on home video.
As the movie's computer animated segments are based on compositions, they are both presented in live-action scenes embeded in a library as a mounting device. The first segment is presented and also told by Basil Rathbone, and also the 2nd section is presented and narrated by Bing Crosby. Decca Records released an album called Ichabod - The Tale of Sleepy Hollow showcasing Crosby in 1949 to tie in with the release of the film.
This segment is based upon The Wind in the Willows (1908) by Kenneth Grahame. The tale is embeded in as well as around London c. 1908 in between 11 August and 1 January. The protagonist J. Thaddeus Toad, Esq. is presented as an "incurable wanderer" that "never ever counted the cost". Although he is the affluent owner of the Toad Hall estate, Toad's journeys as well as "favorable mania for trends" have brought him to the brink of bankruptcy. As a last resort, Toad's pal Angus MacBadger volunteers as Toad's accountant to assist Toad keep his estate which provides satisfaction in the neighborhood.

One day, MacBadger asks Toad's good friends Ratty (a water rat) and also Moley (a mole) to encourage Toad to quit his newest mania of carelessly driving concerning the countryside in a steed and cart, which can build up a lot of monetary liability in harmed home. Ratty as well as Moley confront Toad, yet could not alter his mind. Toad then sees an electric motor auto for the very first time as well as comes to be entranced by the brand-new machine, having been taken control of by "motor-mania.".
SEE MORE ... Finger Family Rhymes For Children, Cartoon Finger Cursor