The Headless Horseman
Cast & Crew
Edward Venturini
Will Rogers
Lois Meredith
Ben Hendricks Jr.
Mary Foy
Charles Graham
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Synopsis
Ichabod Crane, the lanky new schoolteacher from New York, does not find immediate acceptance in the community, but he does receive attention from Katrina Van Tassel, who cannot resist maintaining her reputation of community belle. Seeing the advantage of marrying into Katrina's wealthy family, Ichabod takes her seriously, thus establishing himself as Brom Bones's rival. The villagers nearly tar and feather Ichabod before they discover that his alleged cruelty to his students is a fabrication; and Brom takes advantage of Ichabod's interest in a legendary headless horseman. Disguising himself as the phantom, Brom encounters Ichabod on a lonely bridge one night, and Ichabod rides away--never to be seen in the village again.
Director
Edward Venturini
Cast
Will Rogers
Lois Meredith
Ben Hendricks Jr.
Mary Foy
Charles Graham
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Other films based on the Washington Irving short story include the 1908 Kalem picture The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (see Film Beginnings, 1893-1910), the 1949 Walt Disney Production The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, directed by Jack Kinney, Clyde Geronimi and James Algar, with the voice of Bing Crosby, and the 1999 Paramount release, Sleepy Hollow, directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci.
