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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
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	November 19, 1938 (1938-11-19)
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.

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

External links

• The Night Watchman at IMDb

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