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11 July 1941 (USA)
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Donald has to get up early, but everything seems to be working to keep him awake. His loudly ticking alarm clock resists several attempts to quiet it...
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Sleep
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Insomnia
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Anthropomorphism
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1940s
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Cartoon Bird
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Who knew that going to sleep was such a big chore?
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Cast
 | Clarence Nash | ... | Donald Duck (voice) |
Directed by | |||
| Jack King | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Carl Barks | ||
| Chuck Couch | story | |
| Jack Hannah | ||
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| Walt Disney | .... | producer | |
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| Oliver Wallace | (uncredited) | ||
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| Paul Allen | .... | animator | |
| Jim Armstrong | .... | animator | |
| Ed Love | .... | animator | |
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- RKO Radio Pictures (1941) (USA) (theatrical)
- Walt Disney Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
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8 min
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
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Argentina:Atp | USA:Approved (PCA #6641)
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The title takes its name from the Benjamin Franklin proverb "Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy wealthy and wise" which appeared in his Poor Richard's Almanack.See more »
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Continuity: The hands on Donald's clock keep changing position.See more »
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Donald Duck:I may be a duck, but I'm human.See more »
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I may be biased in loving Early to Bed as I love most of the Disney shorts and Donald Duck. But I do find it a fine short, that will make you sympathise with insomniacs and with Donald as he tries to go to sleep and it is made as a big chore. The animation is colourful and fluid, and the music is orchestrated beautifully and brims with character. The story is not particularly innovative, but that doesn't matter at all when you are constantly entertained watching. Early to Bed really puts Donald's personality to great use, it shows him easily frustrated and his mumbled asides are hoots. The gags are a great many, and from Donald's attempts to stop the sounds from the clock and Donald looking like a snake charmer to Donald's struggles with the mattress and when the bed folds up on Donald. Clarence Nash is impeccable, making the most of Donald's asides. All in all, a very fine short. 10/10 Bethany Cox