The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1973).avi

Another childhood favorite that scared the hell out of me. I was only five years old when I first saw this on HBO and I vividly remember being so scared. It took many many years for me to finally track this video down. But I finally did a couple of years ago. This is a classic, timeless short. Taz Review: This is yet another animated version of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow worth recommending, but not to be confused with the Disney version. Some reviewers have left reviews for certain versions on the wrong pages at Amazon, as so many do not have a picture. But if you check for the studio, catalog number, and date of release it will help. It is easy to confuse these, there are quite a few live action and animated versions available by different studios. It is amazing that the short story of the headless horseman as written by Washington Irving has inspired so many films. The one on this page was produced by Dave Adams and Nick Bosustow of "Bosustow Entertainment" in 1974. Some of their productions were often shown in theatres in the 60’s and 70's, but this short film was released to video by Little Golden Books/Western Publishing in 1992. This film is a wonderful little combination of highly stylized limited animation and illustrations in a very unique art style. The story is narrated by John Carradine, rather than voicing individual characters, although you can hear the characters mumbling or laughing in the background. Has some very effective sound effects. The music is by ...

Channel: YouTube Video Length: 13m 11s Date Found: Sun, Nov 28 2010 4:26 PM Category: Comedy Date Produced: Sun, Nov 28 2010 4:01 PM View Count: 0