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Rugged Bear (1953)

Rugged Bear poster
Directed by
Jack Hannah
Genre
animation, comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
7 min
Rated
NR
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 35 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Humphrey the Bear hides from hunters by pretending to be a bearskin rug in Donald Duck's cabin. Donald tries to get rid of him, leading to a series of comedic misunderstandings.

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What happens

Rugged Bear is a 1953 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The cartoon follows Humphrey the Bear (in his 2nd appearance) as he takes refuge in Donald Duck's cabin during hunting season by disguising himself as a bearskin rug. The film was directed by Jack Hannah and features the voices of Clarence Nash as Donald, Jimmy MacDonald as Humphrey, and an uncredited narrator. Rugged Bear was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 26th Academy Awards in 1954, but lost to another Disney film, Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom. This was the eighth of nine nominations received by the Donald Duck film series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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