1949 film
| Bear Feat | |
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| Directed by | Charles M. Jones |
| Story by | Michael Maltese |
| Produced by | Edward Selzer |
| Starring | Mel Blanc Bea Benaderet Billy Bletcher Stan Freberg |
| Narrated by | Stan Freberg |
| Music by | Carl Stalling |
| Animation by | Ken Harris Phil Monroe Lloyd Vaughan Ben Washam |
| Layouts by | Robert Gribbroek |
| Backgrounds by | Peter Alvarado |
| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 6:53 |
| Language | English |
Bear Feat is a 1949 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Chuck Jones and featuring The Three Bears. The short was completed in 1947 and released on December 10, 1949.
Plot
Henry Bear, determined to turn his family into a circus act, subjects Mama Bear and Junyer Bear to a series of mishaps in their backyard. From failed unicycle stunts to disastrous high dives, their efforts end in chaos. When Henry reads the paper, he finds that the newspaper's date reads April 16, 1928. This makes him realize they missed the circus audition by 21 years, as their calendar reads August 1, 1949. Junyer runs to Mama in fear, and she says she tried to tell him. Now certain that all their training was for naught, he spirals into despair, questioning his family's abnormality. Desperate, he attempts suicide but is saved by Junyer's unwitting intervention. Junyer laments his actions, echoing Papa Bear's earlier frustration.
Voice cast
- Mel Blanc as Papa Bear's shout
- Billy Bletcher as Papa Bear
- Bea Benaderet as Mama Bear
- Stan Freberg as the Narrator / Junyer Bear
Home media
Bear Feat is available uncut and restored on Disc 1 of Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6.
References
- Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 205. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 147. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
External links
Categories:- 1949 films
- Films set in 1949
- Looney Tunes shorts
- Short films directed by Chuck Jones
- Warner Bros. short films
- Warner Bros. Cartoons animated short films
- Animated films about bears
- Films scored by Carl Stalling
- 1940s Warner Bros. animated short films
- Films about suicide
- Films with screenplays by Michael Maltese
- 1940s English-language films
- English-language short films
- 1949 animated short films