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The Bear That Couldn't Sleep (1939)

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The Bear That Couldn't Sleep (1939)

Name: The Bear That Couldn't Sleep
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Released: 1939-06-10

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June 10, 1939
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Plot.

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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Cast & Crew.

Rudolf Ising

Barney Bear (voice) (uncredited) / Writer / Director / Producer

Heck Allen

Writer

Marion Darlington

Whistling

Ray Abrams

Animation

Jeanne Dunne

Sleep Baby Sleep Singer

George Gordon

Animation

Melvin J. Gibby

Sheep

Fred Quimby

Producer

Fred MacAlpin

Sound Effects Editor

Scott Bradley

Original Music Composer

Pete Burness

Animation

Michael Lah

Animation

Carl Urbano

Animation

Media.

Details.

Release Date
June 10, 1939

Status
Released

Running Time
9m

Genres
Animation Comedy

Last updated: 2025-02-11

This Movie Is About.

cartoon bear

winter

short

anthropomorphic

Wiki.

The Bear That Couldn't Sleep is a 1939 animated short film, directed by Rudolf Ising for MGM as part of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Barney Bear series. Released with the feature film 6,000 Enemies by MGM on June 10, 1939, the short is notable for featuring the first appearance of Barney Bear. Ising created the character Barney Bear in the late 1930s for MGM at this time, basing the sleepy-eyed character partially on himself.