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.
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[4]
References
^"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. ISBN0-8050-0894-2.
^Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 104–106. ISBN0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
^Scott, Keith (2022). Cartoon Voices from the Golden Age, 1930-70. BearManor Media. p. 32. ISBN979-8-88771-010-5.