The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad 1949  G, 68 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Fantasy
Director: James Algar, Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney
Cast: Bing Crosby, Basil Rathbone, Eric Blore, J. Pat O'Malley, Colin(2) Campbell, Claud Allister, John McLeish, Leslie Denison, Campbell Grant, Edmond Stevens, Alec Harford, The Rhythmaires
Two classic tales, Kenneth Grahame's "The Wind in the Willows" and Washington Irving's "Legend of Sleepy Hollow" are retold in this animated Disney film. Basil Rathbone narrates "The Wind in the Willows" in which Mr. Toad (voice of Eric Blore) loves motorcars, and Mole (voice of Colin Campbell) and Rat (voice of Claud Allister) try unsuccessfully to lock him up so he cannot steal a car. Bing Crosby narrates "Legend of Sleepy Hollow," which involves the story of schoolmaster Ichabod Crane who tries to win the love of Katrina and keep her away from Brom Bones.
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 Dumbo 1941  N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Musical / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Otto Englander
Cast: Sterling Holloway, Edward Brophy, Cliff Edwards, Verna Felton, Herman Bing, John McLeish, Eddie Holden, Malcolm Hutton, Sarah Selby, Margaret Wright, Chuck Stubbs, Dorothy Scott, Harold Manley, Billy Bletcher, Jim Carmichael
Dumbo is an elephant born with very large ears. Because of his physical deformity, he is teased by the other circus animals. Adversity is turned into a plus when Dumbo's mouse friend, Timothy, teaches him to use his ears to fly in this classic Disney children's animated film. The film won an Academy Award for Best Musical Score, and the song "Baby Mine" was nominated for Best Song.
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| 1. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
2. Dumbo (1941)
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