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The Bear That Couldn't Sleep
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The Bear That Couldn't Sleep

1939-06-10 · 9 min · ★ 6.0

Animation · Comedy

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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Directors
Rudolf Ising
Production companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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Rudolf IsingRudolf IsingBarney Bear (voice) (uncredited)

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