The Cat's-Paw (1934)

Name: The Cat's-Paw
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1934-08-07
Duration: 102 min
Cast: Harold Lloyd, Una Merkel, George Barbier, Nat Pendleton, Grace Bradley

Everything new but these [eyeglasses]

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.

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Released 1934-08-07 · 102 min · Comedy

Directed by Sam Taylor

Cast

Harold Lloyd as Ezekiel Cobb
Una Merkel as Petunia Pratt / Cobb
George Barbier as Jake Mayo
Nat Pendleton as Strozzi
Grace Bradley as Dolores Doce
Alan Dinehart as Mayor Ed Morgan
Grant Mitchell as Silk Hot McGee
E. Alyn Warren as Tien Wang (as Fred Warren)
Warren Hymer as 'Spike' Slattery
J. Farrell MacDonald as Shigley
James Donlan as Red - the Reporter
Edwin Maxwell as District Attorney Neal
Frank Sheridan as Dan Moriarty - Police Commissioner
Fuzzy Knight as Stuttering Gangster
Vince Barnett as Wilks