''Busy Little Bears'' is a 1939 American short

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directed by John A. Haeseler. It won an

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at the

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in 1940 for Best Short Subject (One-Reel). The film was preserved by the

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, in conjunction with the

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, in 2013.

Cast

* Frank Crumit as Narrator (voice)

References

External links

* 1939 films 1939 drama films 1939 short films American drama short films American black-and-white films Live Action Short Film Academy Award winners Paramount Pictures short films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films English-language drama short films {{short-drama-film-stub