Dalbert Pringle (*Movie quote*) - "Tally-ho!"This 70-minute, animated, Disney presentation contains 2, 35-minute stories of Technicolour fantasy, fun, and fright.Story #1 is based on the Kenneth Grahame tale - "The Wind In The Willows". Its main character is the exuberant mischief-maker, Mr. Toad.This story was narrated by actor, Basil Rathbone.Story #2 is based on the Irving Washington tale - "The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow". It's main character is Ichabod Crane who, one dark night, crosses paths with the hideous "Headless Horseman".This story was narrated by actor/singer, Bing Crosby.Originally released in 1949 - This animated feature film is fairly entertaining, for the most part.

Vimacone Since the start of WWII, Disney's feature films were compilations of short films strung together, often unrelated to each other. Some of these were ideas for single narrative feature films. This would be the last of those package features, while gearing up for the return to the single narratives.The only thing that the two featured stories have in common is that they're both well known stories in literature; One British and one American. Although The Wind And The Willows was published within the lifetimes of Walt and his staff. The wrap arounds take place in a quaint live action Technicolor library.Both films have very strong character animation and excellent staging. Toad and Cyril are fun and entertaining characters. I love the dark and dramatic staging during Toad's escape from prison and they're sneak into Toad Hall to retrieve the Deed. Later generations will recognize virtually every character from this segment in MICKEY'S CHRISTMAS CAROL (1983). Sadly, by that time all the voice actors were long gone. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow seems like a curious choice for a Disney adaptation. Bing Crosby's smooth narration enhances the upbeat and suspenseful moments. While most of the action is pantomime, the character animation is still top notch. Most of the sequences revolve around the rivalry between Ichabod and Brom Bones over Katrina. The memorable scenes come toward the end during Ichabod's spooky journey through the woods late at night and his terrifying, but comical, encounter with the Headless Horseman. Both stories are condensed versions of the original stories but are otherwise faithful to their source material. One can imagine how these would have looked had Disney produced them as separate feature length films. The best time to watch this is during the Holidays.

SlyGuy21 The last package film released by Disney delivers, even all these years later. As a kid, the only part I remembered was the Headless Horseman, because it was pure nightmare fuel. I remembered Mr. Toad a little bit, but what I didn't remember was how dark both stories were capable of being. Mr. Toad and Crane aren't your typical Disney protagonists, in fact I don't even think Crane's the hero of his own story. But I'll get to that later, for now, let's focus on Toad.Toad's story revolves around how unpredictable he is. He seems like a nice guy, but once he gets an idea in his head, he goes full force with it, completely disregarding his and his friend's safety. The only real problem I had with his story was when he got trapped underwater with the ball and chain around his ankle. It shows him practically drowning, but he somehow gets out. The problem is that this is done off-screen, so how the heck did he get out of there? Normally I'd shrug that little detail off, but I really am curious how the hell Toad got out of the water. I seriously thought the story would just end with him drowning, which would be a pretty ballsy move, and a serious message. It ends on a happy note though, and it's a fun story.Crane on the other hand, I thought was a gold digger. He only wants to get the girl because she's rich, but I wouldn't say that means he deserves to be decapitated. His story's pretty straight-forward, but the last 15 minutes or so go off the rails and into horror movie territory. The song "Headless Horseman" and the climax with Crane in the woods is still chilling to me, and I'm 21 years old. In the end, both stories are good enough to stand on their own, but they also work as examples of the darker side of Disney.

Delia99 I have mixed feelings about this movie. I really loved the story with the frog, and loathed the Ichabod one. So you'd think I'd give this a balanced 5, but instead I gave it a 7, because a) the animation's pretty good, and b) I really liked the frog story. I'm gonna review those two stories separately. The Adventures of Mr Toad: I don't know why I loved this one so much, I just know I did. Maybe because it combines a character who's flawed but still lovable and a whodunit - a whodunit I hope was explored more, but still a sweet, heartwarming story that I fell in love with. And it doesn't last too long. Some short stories just feel stretched, particularly when they have an extremely boring content, even for a short story, but this one was just fine. The Legend of the Sleepy Hollow: Oh god. Oh my God, where do I begin? This story tells the classic story of the Headless Dude. And though I love spooky stories (and I wold have loved this one if for what I'm about to say next) "The Legend of the Sleepy Hollow" was ruined in the worst possible way; by having a love triangle. Or rather no, not the triangle itself, but rather the protagonist. Ichabod Crane, or some sort, I honestly don't remember. Here's the thing; Crane goes to the Sleepy Hollow to teach the children there. He meets Katrina, a lovely unmarried young girl with many admirers, and falls immediately for her. So far so good. Unfortunately for poor Ich, Katrina has an admirer who's more ardent than the others, Brom Bones, aka the Gaston of the "Walt Disney is Around" era. We have some rivalry between the two for the woman's hand (apparently said woman has no opinion on that!) but what truly bugged me was Crane's feelings. In the scene where he basically day- dreams while he's class is a chaos (bonus sin; he's a terrible teacher) he practically states that the reason why he's after Katrina is her good looks and family wealth. That's it. Crane sees Katrina as a pretty face that can make him rich and nothing more. And though it's not unheard of a man making profit though women, what really annoys me it's that the whole thing is portrayed as positive. We're meant to side with Crane. We're meant to want Katrina pick him at the end, though it's clear he doesn't care about her. Do we ever seem him speak to her and get to know the real her? No. One could say that that's right about Brom Bones and all the other men, but at least they get the benefit of the doubt. They've lived in Sleepy Hollow their whole lives, so they actually do know the real Katrina. We're meant to see Bron Bones as the antagonist, but does he ever do anything bad? No, not once. There's nothing villainous about his and Crane's fights over Katrina. And there's the assumption that he dressed up as the Headless Horseman and killed Ich (drove him away?), but when Ich took a look inside the Horseman's collar, he was absolutely terrified, as if there was indeed no head in there. If he had seen Brom's face, he'd be angry and outraged, not horrified. So, no, Brom Bones' not the bad guy here, no matter how desperately the movie wants us to believe. Crane is not the good guy, even though he's framed as such. Actually, he acts as a gold-digger whose gold- digging nature is presented as good, maybe because he's a man. Imagine if the genders were switched. Would any viewer have any sympathy for female!Crane whatsoever? I don't think so.