It's an MGM color cartoon by Rudolf Ising. Barney is an old bear who had built himself a cabin to spend the winter. He runs out of firewood and so he goes into the woods with an ax. He has many difficulties unlike the busy beavers who are much more in their elements. He decides to steal from the beavers and they're not too happy.
The bear is fine but I would have liked to have a voice go with the character. The only dialogue comes from a beaver saying Timber! The 'war' is not that inventive although it does end with a Defense Bond advertisement. If WW2 is the inspiration, the leads should be the beavers who are surprise attacked by the bear. Then the war would be more patriotic which is what the short is trying to do. It doesn't work if the audience is rooting for the bear and it doesn't work with the WW2 narrative.
The bear is fine but I would have liked to have a voice go with the character. The only dialogue comes from a beaver saying Timber! The 'war' is not that inventive although it does end with a Defense Bond advertisement. If WW2 is the inspiration, the leads should be the beavers who are surprise attacked by the bear. Then the war would be more patriotic which is what the short is trying to do. It doesn't work if the audience is rooting for the bear and it doesn't work with the WW2 narrative.