| The Night Watchman | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Charles Jones |
| Story by | Ted Pierce |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
| Starring | Mel Blanc Margaret Hill-Talbot |
| Music by | Carl W. Stalling Milt Franklyn |
| Animation by | Ken Harris Robert McKimson Phil Monroe Rod Scribner Ben Washam Keith Darling A.C. Gamer[1] |
| Layouts by | Griff Jay |
| Backgrounds by | Art Loomer |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 7:19 |
| Language | English |
The Night Watchman is a 1938 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones.[2] The short was released on November 19, 1938.[3]
This short is the first film directed by Chuck Jones after he was promoted from an animator.
Plot
[edit]A feline watchman gets sick, so his kitten son is enlisted to watch the kitchen. When the gangland-style rats find out that he is the one on duty, they try to take over.
Home media
[edit]The Night Watchman is available with original titles restored on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4 Disc 4 DVD set.
Voice cast
[edit]- Mel Blanc as Hoodlum Rats, Thomas Cat, Thomas's father[citation needed]
- Margaret Hill-Talbot as Thomas Cat[citation needed]
- The Paul Taylor Group as the singing rat quartet[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Chuck Jones' "The Night Watchman" (1938) |".
- ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 80. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 104–106. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ Scott, Keith (2022). Cartoon Voices from the Golden Age, 1930-70. BearManor Media. p. 32. ISBN 979-8-88771-010-5.
External links
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