Lighthouse Keeping
Lighthouse Keeping is a 1946 American animated cartoon directed by Jack Hannah and produced by Walt Disney. In the cartoon, Donald battles with an angry pelican to keep his lighthouse light on.
Plot
Donald is reading his book but he tries to read his book and let the light rotate at the same time. However Donald falls off his chair so he moves his a bit closer to light, And 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.
Cast
More details
author | Harry Reeves |
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director | Jack Hannah |
keywords | chair lighthouse keeper nest read sleep turn window |
musicBy | Oliver Wallace |
producer | Walt Disney |
productionCompany | Walt Disney Animation Studios |
publisher | RKO Pictures |
theme | animated animated short cartoon short |