Bedknobs and Broomsticks

**Bedknobs and Broomsticks** is a UK VHS release by Walt Disney Home Video on 7th November 1988 and it got re-released by Walt Disney Home Video on 6th November 1989, 10th September 1990, 23rd September 1991 and 5th October 1992 and it got re-released by Disney Videos in 15th May 1995 and 1998.

## Description

An Academy Award winner for Best Visual Effects, BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS is a spellbinding mix of live action and animation that makes it one of Disney’s most endearing classics.

You’ll meet a delightful amateur witch (Angela Lansbury) who reluctantly takes in three precocious orphan children. The children soon find themselves aboard a flying bed, its magic brass bed knob their ticket to one fantastic adventure after another – including a visit to an island inhabited by wondrous animated animals! The foursome eventually joins forces with an amusing professor (David Tomlinson, Mary Poppins) to track down an ancient incantation that could save the country from hostile invaders!
Now it’s your turn to take a ride on BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS, a fun-filled flight of fantasy, music and Disney magic for all ages.

## Cast

* Angela Lansbury as Miss Eglantine Price, an apprentice witch
* David Tomlinson as Professor Emelius Browne, Miss Price's former teacher and headmaster of Correspondence College of Witchcraft
* Roddy McDowall as Mr. Jelk, the town minister
* Sam Jaffe as the Bookman, an antiquarian book merchant
* John Ericson as Colonel Heller, leader of German invasion force
* Bruce Forsyth as Swinburne, the Bookman's assistant

**The Children:**

* Ian Weighill as Charlie
* Cindy O'Callaghan as Carrie
* Roy Snart as Paul
* Tessie O'Shea as Mrs. Hobday
* Arthur Gould-Porter as Captain Greer
* Ben Wrigley as Portobello Road workman
* Reginald Owen as General Teagler, leader of the Home Guard
* Cyril Delevanti as Elderly farmer
* Rick Traeger and Manfred Lating as German sergeants

**The voices of:**

* Robert Holt as Mr. Codfish
* Lennie Weinrib as Secretary Bird and King Leonidas
* Dal McKennon as Fisherman Bear

## Trailers and info

### Original 1988 release

The Walt Disney Home Video children's trailer from 1988 with clips of "Pinocchio", "The Sword in the Stone", "Return to Oz", "Mary Poppins", "Bedknobs and Broomsticks", "Pete's Dragon", "Mickey's Magical World", "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh", "Disney's Sing-Along Songs", "Mickey's Christmas Carol" and "Walt Disney's Cartoon Classics".

### 1989 Re-release

#### **Opening**

Walt Disney Home Video Opening Promo November 6, 1989 - Sleeping Beauty, Robin Hood, The Sword in the Stone, Dumbo, Alice in Wonderland, The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah and Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Very Merry Christmas Songs, and Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers *Then: Walt Disney Home Video (Voiceover) Logo*

#### **Closing**

Walt Disney Home Video Closing Promo November 6, 1989 - Bedknobs And Broomsticks, Tron, Popeye, Winnie The Pooh: The Great Honey Pot Robbery, Mickey And The Gang, Unsinkable Donald Duck, Pluto's Tales, and Mickey's Christmas Carol

### 1990 Re-release

The Walt Disney Home Video children's trailer from Late 1990 with clips of "Lady and the Tramp", "Alice in Wonderland", "Dumbo", "Mary Poppins", "Donald in Mathmagicland", "Disney's Sing-Along Songs", "DuckTales", "Chip 'N' Dale's Rescue Rangers" and "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh".

### 1991 Re-release

The Walt Disney Home Video children's trailer from Late 1991 with clips of "The Little Mermaid", "Song of the South", "Chip 'N' Dale Rescue Rangers", "DuckTales", "TaleSpin", "Gummi Bears", "Winnie the Pooh" and "Disney's Sing-Along Songs".

### 1992 Re-release

1. Cinderella (Coming to Home Video)
2. Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too
3. Basil, The Great Mouse Detective (Now Available on Video)
4. Walt Disney Classics children's trailer from 1992 with clips of "Bedknobs and Broomsticks", "Pete's Dragon" and "Mary Poppins".

### 1995 Re-release

#### **Opening**

1. Pinocchio (Coming to Video)
2. Walt Disney Classics Range (Early 1995) - Basil, The Great Mouse Detective, The Sword in the Stone, and Bedknobs and Broomsticks
3. Growing Up with Winnie the Pooh Videos with clips of "Making Friends", "Sharing and Caring", and "Helping Others".

### 1998 Re-release (The 25th Anniversary Special Edition)

1. Peter Pan (Now Available on Video)
2. Cinderella (Now Available on Video)
3. Winnie the Pooh's Most Grand Adventure (Available Now on Video)
4. Walt Disney Classics 1998 Trailer with clips of "Mary Poppins", "Dumbo", "Alice in Wonderland" and "Bedknobs and Broomsticks". (Short Version)
5. Hercules (Coming Soon on Video)
6. Lady and the Tramp (Coming Soon on Video)