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The Night Watchman 1938 Warner Bros Merrie Melodies Cartoon Short Film



What's your review of the 1938 Warner Bros Merrie Melodies animated cartoon short film the Night Watchman? It's directed by Chuck Jones.


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About the Night Watchman


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The Night Watchman plot from IMDb: "A little cat must take his sick father's place as night watchman, but is bullied by a tough mouse and his gang, leaving the rest of the mice free to eat all the food and stage a musical floor show."


The trailer can be found online.


Cast and Characters:

Mel Blanc as Hoodlum Rats, Tommy Cat

Margaret Hill-Talbot as Tommy Cat

The Sportsmen as the singing rat quartet


Directed by

Supervision: Charles Jones

Story by Ted Pierce

Produced by Leon Schlesinger

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

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

Running time: 7 minutes

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