The Leghorn Blows at Midnight
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Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
Release date | May 6, 1950 |
Run time | 7:17 |
Starring | Mel Blanc |
Producer(s) | Edward Selzer |
Music composed by | Carl Stalling |
Story by | Tedd Pierce |
Animation | Charles McKimson Phil De Lara Rod Scribner J.C. Melendez |
Director(s) | I. Freleng |
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The Leghorn Blows at Midnight is the two hundred and twenty-third Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on May 6, 1950. It was written by Warren Foster, produced by Edward Selzer and directed by Robert McKimson.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Characters
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Locations
- Earth
- United States
- Barnyard
- Boston (indirectly mentioned)
- Bunker Hill (mentioned)
- New York (indirectly mentioned)
- Yorktown (mentioned)
- Pennsylvania (indirectly mentioned)
- Gettysburg (mentioned)
- United States
Objects
- Playing cards
- Cymbals
- Juggling balls
- Cream pie with cherry
- Razor
- Hot towel
- Axe
- Pumpkin
- Catapult
- Match
- Glass plate cover
- Golf club and ball
- Vanishing cream
- Accordion
- Metal dish cover
- Hammer
Vehicles
- None
Production
Development
Filming
It was copyrighted in 1949 (MCMXLIX).
Music
The music was composed by Carl W. Stalling.
Crew credits
- Layouts: Cornett Wood
- Backgrounds: Richard H. Thomas
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: May 6, 1950, November 2, 1957 (Blue Ribbon reissue)
Behind the scenes
- The title is a pun on the 1945 comedy musical film The Horn Blows at Midnight, starring Jack Benny.
- The MPAA certificate number is 133374.
- Beginning with this cartoon, Foghorn was redesign to be thinner and taller compared to his previous appearances, while still retaining a plump build and stature.
Home availability
- In the United States:
- October 28, 1986: Warner Home Media releases Foghorn Leghorn's Fractured Funnies on VHS.
- December 12, 2023: Warner Archive Collection releases Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 2 on Blu-Ray Disc.
- In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
- 2003: Warner Home Media releases Foghorn Leghorn on VHS.
- 2003: Warner Home Media releases Foghorn Leghorn on VHS.