The Night Watchman (1938 film)
| 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
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 original titles restored on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4 Disc 4 DVD set.
Voice cast
- 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
- ^ "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 June 6, 2020.
- ^ Scott, Keith (2022). Cartoon Voices from the Golden Age, 1930-70. BearManor Media. p. 32. ISBN 979-8-88771-010-5.
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