Pinocchio (1940 movie)
Pinocchio and Jiminy go looking for Geppetto, but they are eaten by the huge whale Monstro.  Monstro has also swallowed Geppetto.  Pinocchio builds a fire to make Monstro sneeze, and this frees them all.  But they are lost in the ocean and Geppetto is drowning.  He tells Pinocchio to swim to shore and save himself, but Pinocchio grabs Geppetto and carries him to shore.  Geppetto survives, but Pinocchio appears to be dead.