The Night Watchman (1938 film)

The Night Watchman is a 1938 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. The short was released on November 19, 1938.

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
 * Margaret Hill-Talbot as Thomas Cat
 * The Paul Taylor Group as the singing rat quartet