The Diamond Thief (Mouse & Rat)

The Diamond Thief is a Aldo Boomer animated short film that was released in 1962.

Production Music

 * Coolsville - Reg Owen
 * Comedy Bridges Set 2 - Robert Sharples (8th music track)
 * Beatnik Guitar - Reg Owen
 * Light Comedy Endings Section 4 - Van Phillips

Sound Effects Used

 * Sound Ideas, BOWLING, CARTOON - BOWLING BALL CRASH INTO PINS
 * Sound Ideas, SIREN, POLICE - OLD POLICE SIREN WAILING IN CITY
 * Sound Ideas, AUTO, CARTOON - INT: ACCELERATE, SHIFT, DECELERATE
 * SoundDogs, Impacts, Glass - Crash - Big Glass Window Break. Several Takes. (2nd and 3rd crashes)
 * Sound Ideas, WHISTLE, SLIDE - QUICK SLIDE DOWN, CARTOON 01
 * Sound Ideas, SKID, CARTOON - SCREECHY SKID
 * Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - LONG SHELL SCREAM RICCO,
 * RICOCHET - LONG DESCENDING SHELL SCREAM RICCO,
 * Sound Ideas, ELECTRICITY - ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT SPARKING
 * Sound Ideas, CRASH, JUNK - JUNK CRASH, CARTOON
 * ALDO BOOMER - COSMIC TWANGS
 * ALDO BOOMER - TREMOLO SLIDE WHISTLE DOWN
 * ALDO BOOMER - RACE CAR WHIZZ BY
 * ALDO BOOMER - WARBLY JEWS HARP BOING
 * ALDO BOOMER - METAL RULER TWANG
 * ALDO BOOMER - WEIRD TIRE SQUEALING SWEETENERS
 * ALDO BOOMER - QUICK PLUNK WITH BANJO
 * ALDO BOOMER - SHARP SIREN ZIP
 * ALDO BOOMER - TOY CAR RUNNING

Characters

 * Mouse
 * Rat
 * Bobcat Thief
 * Policeman

Voice Characterizations

 * Allen Swift - Mouse
 * Mel Blanc - Rat
 * Billy Bletcher - Bobcat Thief
 * Paul Frees - Policeman

Credits

 * Director: Paul Fennell
 * Story: Al Bertino, Dick Kinney
 * Animation: Larry Silverman, Ed Friedman, Fred Abranz, Al Eugster
 * Layouts: Vern Jorgensen
 * Backgrounds: Bob McIntosh
 * Effects Animation: Brad Case
 * Music: Eric Maddox (theme music), Reg Owen (uncredited)