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    The Cat's-Paw

    102'

    1934-08-07

    6.1

    Everything new but these [eyeglasses]

    Comedy

    Overview:

    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.

    WritingSam TaylorDirectingSam Taylor

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    Cast

    1

    Ezekiel Cobb

    Harold Lloyd

    1

    Petunia Pratt / Cobb

    Una Merkel

    1

    Jake Mayo

    George Barbier

    1

    Strozzi

    Nat Pendleton

    1

    Dolores Doce

    Grace Bradley

    2

    Mayor Ed Morgan

    Alan Dinehart

    2

    Silk Hot McGee

    Grant Mitchell

    1

    Tien Wang (as Fred Warren)

    E. Alyn Warren

    1

    'Spike' Slattery

    Warren Hymer

    1

    Shigley

    J. Farrell MacDonald

    1

    Red - the Reporter

    James Donlan

    1

    District Attorney Neal

    Edwin Maxwell

    1

    Dan Moriarty - Police Commissioner

    Frank Sheridan

    1

    Stuttering Gangster

    Fuzzy Knight

    1

    Wilks

    Vince Barnett

    1

    Rev. Julian Cobb (uncredited)

    Samuel S. Hinds

    1

    Mrs. Cobb (uncredited)

    Nell Craig

    1

    Mrs. Noon - Cobb's Landlady (uncredited)

    Gertrude Hoffmann

    2

    Rev. Thatcher (uncredited)

    Alec B. Francis

    1

    Chinese Guard (uncredited)

    Chief John Big Tree

    1

    Villager (uncredited)

    Wong Chung

    1

    Gangster (uncredited)

    John George

    1

    Burke (uncredited)

    John Ince

    1

    Jim (uncredited)

    Frank LaRue

    1

    Chee Foo (uncredited)

    Ivan Linow

    1

    Rev. Junius P. Withers (uncredited)

    Charles Sellon

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. The Harold Lloyd Corporation
    • Vote Count: 21
    • Popularity: 1.6896
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:The Cat's-Paw

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