The Leghorn Blows at Midnight (1950)

Foghorn Leghorn tricks a naive young chicken hawk into believing the barnyard dog is a pheasant.

Director:

Robert McKimson

Writer:

Warren Foster (story)

Stars:

Mel Blanc

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Mel Blanc	...	Foghorn Leghorn / Henery Hawk / Barnyard Dog (voice)

Storyline

Henery the little Chicken Hawk intrudes upon the barnyard antics of Foghorn Leghorn. Foghorn fools Henery into thinking he has painted him invisible and sends the naive little Hawk after "Pheasant Under Glass", which, he tells Henery, is the barnyard dog.

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Plot Keywords:

hawk | chicken | foghorn leghorn | dog | reference to john paul jones | 

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Genres:

Family | Animation | Short | Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 May 1950 (USA)

Also Known As:

Skaf mig en høne

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

7 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Henery Hawk: Mwahahahaha! I'm the invisible hawk! You can't see me! I might be twenty feet tall! You can't fight what you can't see!
[Dog puts a mirror in front of Henery]
Henery Hawk: I got you now, you nincom...
[Sees reflection, realizes he's not invisible]
Henery Hawk: ... poop?

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Connections

Spoofs The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945)

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Soundtracks

"Aloha Oe"
(uncredited)
Music by Queen Liliuokalani

User Reviews

Somewhat formulaic, but fun

I do agree that the Foghorn Leghorn cartoons follow a very similar formula in terms of story, that in mind I quite like them still, finding them entertaining. The Leghorn Blows at Midnight is not an exception to the somewhat formulaic concept, I admit the story here is by the numbers and the cartoon is a little on the short side. On the other side, I quite like the character of Foghorn Leghorn, sure he is not the best Looney Tunes character(Bugs or Daffy in my opinion) but he is with his distinctive voice and catchphrases, zany antics and his ability to trick the other characters especially Henery(not only tricking him in this cartoon into thinking that Barnyard Dog is a pheasant but in another cartoon of his, Crowing Pains I think, he tricks him into thinking Sylvester is a chicken using ventriloquism at the end) a memorable character in his own right. The animation is quite nice, the colours and backgrounds are colourful and the characters are well-drawn, while the music is lively, the writing witty and the gags well-timed. Mel Blanc's voice work further adds to the fun. All in all, formulaic but fun. 8/10 Bethany Cox