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	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	Leon Schlesinger Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	November 19, 1938 (1938-11-19)
Running time	7:19
Language	English

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 Disc 4 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 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]