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Early to Bed (1941)

Early to Bed poster
Directed by
Jack King
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
8 min
Rated
NR
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 84 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Donald Duck tries to fall asleep but the loud ticking of a clock keeps him awake. He gets increasingly frustrated as he struggles to stop the noise.

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What happens

Early to Bed is a Donald Duck animated short film that was released on July 11, 1941, by RKO Radio Pictures. The film was colored by Technicolor, produced by Walt Disney Productions, and directed by Jack King. The cartoon tells the story of Donald, who is trying to sleep, despite the annoyingly loud ticking of the clock keeping him awake. This short film not only portrays Donald as a human but also emphasises on a well known proverb, "Early to bed". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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