Grin and Bear It (film)

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Grin and Bear It
Grin and Bear It (1954 Donald Duck short film) poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Jack Hannah
Written byDavid Detiege
Al Bertino
Produced by Walt Disney
Starring Clarence Nash
James MacDonald
Bill Thompson
Music by Oliver Wallace
Production
company
Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • August 13, 1954 (1954-08-13)
Running time
7 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Grin and Bear It is a 1954 Disney animated short featuring Donald Duck, [1] It is the third appearance of Humphrey the Bear, [2] and marks the debut of Ranger J. Audubon Woodlore.

Contents

Plot

Donald Duck goes to Brownstone National Park for a picnic. Upon arrival, Ranger J. Audubon Woodlore informs Donald and the other guests of the long list of rules, most importantly "Don't Molest the Bears." Woodlore then calls in the bears and gives them their assignments for the day, reminding them that the previous year some unnamed bear was accused of stealing—to which the other bears glare at Humphrey—and that any further theft would result in the perpetrator being executed and skinned for a rug.

The bears pair off with park guests, leaving Donald as the last guest for Humphrey to entertain. Donald has a large ham that Humphrey wants to eat, but Donald ignores Humphrey's dance routines, and when Humphrey helps Donald assemble a large sandwich, Donald eats the whole thing, all the while the other guests are giving copious snacks to the bears. The only morsel Humphrey can manage to taste is an exceptionally hot pepper, which burns his mouth. Donald then leaves the park, so Humphrey stages a hit-and-run by throwing a large rock in Donald's path, then painting a tire track on his chest and lying behind the car. Fearing retribution for injuring a bear, Donald gives Humphrey his leftovers, only to renege when Humphrey brushes off the track. The ensuing fight (and mess) is interrupted when Woodlore orders both to clean up the food and takes the ham for himself. Humphrey and Donald gesture to shame Woodlore for the attempted theft, to which an embarrassed Woodlore responds with Humphrey's trademark "yeah." [3]

Voice cast

Production

When the ranger shows the bears "the supreme penalty", the notes of the Dragnet theme was played.

Home media

The short was released on November 11, 2008, on Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume Four: 1951-1961 . [4]

See also

References

  1. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 74–76. ISBN   0-8160-3831-7 . Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. Michael Lyons (July 15, 2017). ""Bearly" a Star: A Tribute To Disney's Humphrey the Bear-Cartoon Research".
  3. BCDB.com [ dead link ]
  4. "The Chronological Donald Volume 4 DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved 13 February 2021.