Review – The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

Two familiar tales get the late-1940s Disney treatment. The opening bit from The Wind in the Willows tells the anthropomorphic animal story of a rich a-hole who loses everything due to his own folly, imperils his friends and learns nothing from the experience. At least it’s narrated by Basil Rathbone. The second half is better, at least when it finally gets around to the part of the story with the Headless Horseman. Both bits relied heavily on physical comedy, making this seem less like a Disney approach to literary adaptation and more like the work being done by the rival Warner Brothers animation studio at the time. Mildly amusing