The Cat's-Paw (1934)
Everything new but these [eyeglasses]
102 min
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.
- Release date
- August 7, 1934
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Harold Lloyd as Ezekiel Cobb
- Una Merkel as Pet Pratt
- George Barbier as Jake Mayo
- Nat Pendleton as Strozzi
- Grace Bradley as Dolores Doce
- Alan Dinehart as Mayor Ed Morgan
- Grant Mitchell as Silk Hat McGee
- E. Alyn Warren as Tien Wang
- Warren Hymer as 'Spike' Slattery
- J. Farrell MacDonald as Shigley
Crew
- Sam Taylor · Director
- Clarence Budington Kelland · Writer
- Sam Taylor · Writer
- Jeffrey Vance · Producer
- Walter Lundin · Cinematographer
- Bernard W. Burton · Editor