Lighthouse Keeping

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Lighthouse Keeping
Lighthouse Keeping.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Jack Hannah
Story byHarry Reeves
Jesse Marsh
Produced by Walt Disney
Starring Clarence Nash
Music by Oliver Wallace
Animation by Hal King
Bob Carlson
Judge Whitaker
Fred Jones
Layouts by Yale Gracey
Backgrounds byHoward Dunn
Color process Technicolor
Production
company
Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • September 20, 1946 (1946-09-20)
Running time
6:39
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Lighthouse Keeping is a 1946 American animated cartoon directed by Jack Hannah and produced by Walt Disney. [1] In the cartoon, Donald battles with an angry pelican to keep his lighthouse light on.

Contents

The pelican's name is not used in the short, but Disney A to Z reveals that his name is Marblehead. [2]

Plot

Donald is reading a book but he tries to read a book and let the light rotate at the same time. Donald falls off his chair so he moves his a bit closer to light. He ends up sliding towards the window and gets bored with his job as a lighthouse keeper as he can't read his book while the light rotates around, and when he sees a sleeping pelican out the window, he decides to wake him up by shining the light on him. After the pelican wakes up he moves to another spot, When he goes back to sleep Donald shines the light on him again. So the pelican blocks the light with his nest, but stands of light shines through the twigs. The pelican gets fed up and invades the lighthouse, putting out the light. Donald and the pelican engage in a fast-paced duel for the rest of the night, turning the light on and off, even continuing after sunrise.

Voice cast

Television

Home media

The short was released on December 6, 2005, on Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume Two: 1942-1946 . [3]

Additional release include:

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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. ↑ Smith, Dave (1996). Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia (1st ed.). Hyperion. p. 288. ISBN   0-7868-6223-8 . Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "The Chronological Donald Volume 2 DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
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