![]() ![]() Ratty and Moley confront Toad, but they are unable to change his mind. One summer day, MacBadger asks Toad's best friends Ratty (a water rat) and Moley (a mole) to persuade Toad to give up his latest mania of recklessly driving about the countryside in a horse and gypsy cart, which is accumulating a great deal of financial liability in damaged property. ![]() As a last resort, Toad's friend Angus MacBadger volunteers as Toad's bookkeeper to help Toad keep his estate which is a source of pride in the community. Although is the wealthy owner of the Toad Hall estate, Toad's adventures and positive mania for the fads have brought him to the brink of bankruptcy. ![]() is introduced as the story's "one disturbing element", an incurable adventurer who never counted the cost. The scene takes place in London, England, United Kingdom between Jand January 1, 1908. The first segment is based on the novel by Kenneth Grahame. Decca Records issued an album called Ichabod – The Legend of Sleepy Hollow featuring Bing Crosby in 1949 to tie in with the release of the film. The first segment is introduced and narrated by Basil Rathbone, and the second segment is introduced and narrated by Bing Crosby. Toad is the only Disney film to star Basil Rathbone and Bing Crosby.Īs the film's animated segments are based on literary works, they are both introduced in live-action scenes set in a library as a framing device. They were later marketed and sold separately on home video. Disney would not produce another package film until The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh in March 1977.īeginning in 1955, the two portions of the film were separated, and televised as part of the Disneyland television series. ![]() The film is the last of the studio's package film era of the 1940s, following Saludos Amigos (1942), The Three Caballeros (1944), Make Mine Music (1946), Fun and Fancy Free (1947), and Melody Time (1948). The 11th animated film in the Disney Animation canon, it consists of two segments: the first based on the 1908 children's novel The Wind in the Willows by British author Kenneth Grahame, and the second based on the 1820 short story " The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by American author Washington Irving. Toad is a 1949 American animated anthology film produced by Walt Disney Productions, released by RKO Radio Pictures and directed by Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney and James Algar with Ben Sharpsteen as production supervisor. ![]()
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