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The Bear That Couldn't Sleep

The Bear That Couldn't Sleep

19395.50h 9m

Overview

Barney's settling in for the winter. But water leaks, a loose shutter, a noisy fire, a teakettle left on, and some stray embers all get in the way, and Barney also locks himself out. And that's just the beginning.

Directed by Rudolf Ising
Written by Heck Allen, Rudolf Ising
Produced by Rudolf Ising, Fred Quimby
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Rudolf Ising

Rudolf Ising

Barney Bear (voice) (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

wintercartoon bearshort filmanthropomorphic

About The Bear That Couldn't Sleep

The Bear That Couldn't Sleep is a animation, comedy film released in 1939 exploring themes of winter, cartoon bear, short film, anthropomorphic. Directed by Rudolf Ising, it stars Rudolf Ising. Barney's settling in for the winter. But water leaks, a loose shutter, a noisy fire, a teakettle left on, and some stray embers all get in the way, and Barney also locks himself out. And that's just the beginning.

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