Bearly Asleep
Bearly Asleep is a 1955 Disney animated short featuring Donald Duck,[1] who appears as a park ranger, with Humphrey the Bear.[2]
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Directed by | Jack Hannah |
Produced by | Walt Disney |
Story by | David Detiege |
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 |
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Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Plot
After the park guests leave for the winter, Donald and the bears all wave goodbye, except for Humphrey, who is asleep on a hammock. He and all the bears reside in their cave for their winter hibernation, but Humphrey is being annoyingly loud. After getting a glass of water from Donald's house, he is just about to go inside when Humphrey yells, "OW! Humphrey pinched me!" That angers Donald, as he goes home complaining about all the fuss that Humphrey has given him. Later, Humphrey is kicked out for his loud snoring. After two unsuccessful attempts to sleep in a log and a train tunnel, he decides to sleep in Donald's house by pretending to sleepwalk inside and sleep in Donald's bed. Wise to his actions, Donald sets fire to Humphrey's rear end with an oil lamp and tries nailing him 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 then 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 as one of the bears looks at him and says, "Aw, a baby." and he and the other bears take Humphrey back inside, but to the other bears' disadvantage, as they cannot sleep because of Humphrey's snoring.[3]
Voice cast
- Donald Duck: Clarence Nash
- Humphrey the Bear: Jimmy MacDonald[4]
References
- FilmAffinity
- Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 74–76. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- Saturday Matinee
- Hischak, Thomas S. (2011). Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland & Company. p. 249. ISBN 978-0786462711. Retrieved 15 February 2020.