The Cat's-Paw (1934)
1h 42m
Running Time
August 7, 1934Release Date
Plot.
Naive Ezekial Cobb, brought up by his missionary father in China returns to America to seek a wife. Corrupt politicians enlist him to run for mayor as a dummy candidate with no chance of winning. Their plan backfires as he wins and embarks upon a reform crusade.
Where to Watch.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Harold Lloyd
Ezekiel Cobb
Una Merkel
Pet Pratt
George Barbier
Jake Mayo
Nat Pendleton
Strozzi
Grace Bradley
Dolores Doce
Alan Dinehart
Mayor Ed Morgan
John George
Gangster (uncredited)
Grant Mitchell
Silk Hat McGee
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Wiki.
The Cat's-Paw (1934) is a comedy film starring Harold Lloyd and directed by Sam Taylor. It was Lloyd's seventh and final collaboration with Taylor and the fourth of his seven starring roles in sound.
The Cat’s Paw, a novel by Clarence Budington Kelland, had appeared in the Saturday Evening Post from August 26-September 30, 1933, when Lloyd read it, and decided to buy the rights to it for $25,000.