The Night Watchman (1938 film)
| The Night Watchman | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Supervision: Charles Jones |
| Story by | Ted Pierce |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
| Starring | Mel Blanc Margaret Hill-Talbot (both uncredited) |
| Music by | Musical direction: Carl W. Stalling Orchestra: Milt Franklyn (uncredited) |
| Animation by | Ken Harris Uncredited animation: Robert McKimson Phil Monroe Rod Scribner Ben Washam Keith Darling A.C. Gamer[1] |
| Layouts by | Griff Jay (uncredited) |
| Backgrounds by | Art Loomer (uncredited) |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | Leon Schlesinger Productions |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
| 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 (where he was under Fred Avery and Robert Clampett's units).
Plot[]
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[]
The Night Watchman is available with its original opening and ending titles restored on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4 Disc 4.
Voice cast[]
- Mel Blanc as Hoodlum Rats, Tommy Cat (when he screams to the rats to quiet down)
- Margaret Hill-Talbot as Tommy Cat
- The Sportsmen as the singing rat quartet
References[]
- ^ "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.
External links[]
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