''Lighthouse Keeping'' is a 1946 American animated cartoon directed by

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and produced by

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. In the cartoon, Donald battles with an angry pelican to keep his lighthouse light on. The pelican's name is not used in the short, but ''

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'' reveals that his name is Marblehead.

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

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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

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as he can't read his book while the light rotates around, and when he sees a sleeping pelican out the

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, 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

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. 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.

Voice cast

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as Donald Duck

Television

* Disneyland, episode #4.7: "Duck for Hire" * Donald's Quack Attack, episode #37 * The Ink and Paint Club, episode #1.21: "Goin' to the Birds"

Home media

The short was released on December 6, 2005, on '' Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume Two: 1942-1946''. Additional release include: * Bonus on ''Pete's Dragon'' 2000 Gold Classic Collection

References

External links

* *
Lighthouse Keeping
' at The Internet Animation Database
''Lighthouse Keeping''
on BFI

on Filmaffinity Donald Duck short films Films produced by Walt Disney 1940s Disney animated short films Films directed by Jack Hannah Films scored by Oliver Wallace 1946 animated films 1946 films {{1940s-Disney-animation-film-stub