Bearly Asleep
| Bearly Asleep | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Jack Hannah |
| Story by | David Detiege |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Starring | Clarence Nash James MacDonald |
| Music by | Oliver Wallace |
| Animation by | Bob Carlson Al Coe Volus Jones Dan MacManus (effects) |
| Layouts by | Yale Gracey |
| Backgrounds by | Ray Huffine |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Bearly Asleep is a 1955 CinemaScope Disney animated short featuring Donald Duck,[1] who appears as a park ranger, with Humphrey the Bear.[2]
Plot
[edit]After the park guests leave for the winter, forest ranger Donald leads the bears into a cave to hibernate. Humphrey is happily snoozing in a hammock, until Donald kicks him out and marches him into the cave. As the other bears settle down to sleep, Humphrey raises his hand and asks for a glass of water. As Donald turns to leave, Humphrey yells that one of the bears pinched him. Angry, Donald throws the glass at the cave wall, and yells at Humphrey to be quiet. Donald returns to his house, grumbling about the bears. In the cave, Humphrey starts snoring, and the other bears kick him out.
Humphrey tries unsuccessfully to take refuge in a hollow log, but is kicked out by a grumpy rabbit. Then he tries to sleep in a train tunnel, but a train drives through. Finally, he decides to sleep in Donald's house. He pretends to sleepwalk his way into Donald's bed. Wise to his actions, Donald holds an oil lamp under Humphrey's mattress until the bear runs out of the house. Donald tells Humphrey to stay out, but Humphrey inadvertently gets back inside when his nose gets stuck on a window. He then tries hiding in the shower, but retreats after being exposed to hot water. He hides in the kitchen oven, but again gets caught by Donald, who kicks him out for the last time. After having some toys thrown at him, Humphrey disguises himself as a baby to return to the cave, which is a success. The other bears take Humphrey back inside, but to their disadvantage, as they cannot sleep because of Humphrey's snoring.
Voice cast
[edit]- Donald Duck: Clarence Nash
- Humphrey the Bear: Jimmy MacDonald
Home media
[edit]The short was released on November 11, 2008, on Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume Four: 1951-1961.[3]
It is also available on Disney+.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ FilmAffinity
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 74–76. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "The Chronological Donald Volume 4 DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ Disney+
External links
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- 1955 films
- 1955 animated films
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- 1950s Disney animated short films
- Films directed by Jack Hannah
- Films produced by Walt Disney
- Animated films about bears
- Films scored by Oliver Wallace
- CinemaScope films
- 1950s English-language films
- 1950s American films
- 1950s American animated films
- English-language short films
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