Tales of Washington Irving (1970)

7.5/10 • 46 min • Animation Fantasy TV Movie

Overview

This 1970 animated special contains two versions of Washington Irving's most popular stories; The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - about the headless horseman (who makes a too brief appearance), and Rip Van Winkle - the man who fell asleep and awoke years later. It originally aired on TV between Halloween and Thanksgiving in the early 1970s and was later released on VHS home video by MGM in 1987 but it's currently out of print.

Cast

Ken Sansom

Narrator (voice)

George Furth

Ichabod Crane (voice)

Joan Gerber

Dame Van Winkle (voice)

Byron Kane

Rip Van Winkle / Baltus Van Tassel (voice)

Nancy Wible

(voice)

Don Messick

Hans Van Ripper (voice)

Julie McWhirter

(voice)

Mel Blanc

Brom's Dog / Lead Dwarf / Mayor Elect / Baby Rip (voice)

Lennie Weinrib

Brom Bones (voice)

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