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5.3/10   29 votes
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Director:
Ub Iwerks
Writer:
Washington Irving (story)
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Release Date:
1 October 1934 (USA) more
Genre:
Animation | Short more
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Nothing To Lose One's Head Over more

Additional Details

Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Cinecolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In a young woman's thought cloud, a caricature of Clark Gable appears. more
Movie Connections:
Version of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1912) more

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Nothing To Lose One's Head Over, 20 May 2008
5/10
Author: ccthemovieman-1 from Lockport, NY, United States

Who gets the girl: Icabod Crane or Bom Bones? They both are after Katrina Von Tassel in this famous tale, brought to cartoon life in this UB Iwerks production. This story had been done once in animation, back in 1922. This one offers up the story in color.

As with a lot of these Celebrity Productions, made in "Cinecolor," the story takes precedence over the humor. At least, that's the way it appears today. Maybe people laughed a lot more 70 years ago at this kind of cartoon but I don't think it would happen today. Now, it's more of a curiosity piece and a quick, condensed (eight minutes, usually) version of a famous tale with new twists added sometimes.

Not having read the novel, I can't tell you what's bogus in this cartoon story, only that it offers very little. The only clever animated scene was the grandfather clock going to sleep. The ending was a bit of a surprise and I did smile at the very last scene. Overall, however, this not recommended.

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