The Night Watchman (1938 film)
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]
| The Night Watchman | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Supervision: Charles Jones |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
| Story by | Ted Pierce |
| 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 | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
| Language | English |
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.
Availability
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
- https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/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.
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