The Leghorn Blows at Midnight

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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

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
Foghorn Leghorn Mel Blanc
Barnyard Dawg Mel Blanc
Henery Hawk Mel Blanc
John Paul Jones
George Washington


Locations

  • Earth
    • United States
      • Barnyard
      • Boston (indirectly mentioned)
        • Bunker Hill (mentioned)
      • New York (indirectly mentioned)
        • Yorktown (mentioned)
      • Pennsylvania (indirectly mentioned)
        • Gettysburg (mentioned)

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

Release

Dates are in order of release:

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

References

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