| Rugged Bear | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Jack Hannah |
| Story by | Al Bertino David Detiege |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Starring | Jimmy MacDonald Clarence Nash Jack Hannah Jack Mather |
| Narrated by | Art Gilmore |
| Music by | Oliver Wallace |
| Animation by | Bob Carlson Volus Jones George Kreisl Dan MacManus (effects) |
| Layouts by | Yale Gracey |
| Backgrounds by | Ray Huffine |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 6 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Rugged Bear is a 1953 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures.[1] The cartoon follows Humphrey the Bear (in his 2nd appearance) as he takes refuge in Donald Duck's cabin during hunting season by disguising himself as a bearskin rug. The film was directed by Jack Hannah and features the voices of Clarence Nash as Donald, Jimmy MacDonald as Humphrey, and an uncredited narrator.
Rugged Bear was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 26th Academy Awards in 1954, but lost to another Disney film, Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom.[2][3] This was the eighth of nine nominations received by the Donald Duck film series.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 74–76. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ Rugged Bear (1953). Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia. New York: Hyperion. pp. 290–291
- ^ "Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award – 1953 -". cartoonresearch.com.