The Wind in the Willows (The Madcap Adventures of Mr. Toad) (1949)

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Playing fast and loose with Kenneth Grahame's original novel, The Wind in the Willows is a solidly made morality story which plays like a primer for the 1950s output from the studio. It's not hard to see where the pastoral look of Lady and the Tramp, the manic energy of Alice in Wonderland and camera/animation tricks of Cinderella get their origins. It's all here in a compact thirty-five minute fe... read more

Disney "Mini-Classic" version of the tale. First released as a double-feature: The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad.