The Cat's-Paw (1934)
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.
Director: Sam Taylor
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Harold Lloyd as Ezekiel Cobb |
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Una Merkel as Petunia Pratt / Cobb |
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George Barbier as Jake Mayo |
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Nat Pendleton as Strozzi |
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Grace Bradley as Dolores Doce |
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Alan Dinehart as Mayor Ed Morgan |
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Grant Mitchell as Silk Hot McGee |
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E. Alyn Warren as Tien Wang (as Fred Warren) |
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Warren Hymer as 'Spike' Slattery |
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J. Farrell MacDonald as Shigley |
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James Donlan as Red - the Reporter |
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Edwin Maxwell as District Attorney Neal |
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Frank Sheridan as Dan Moriarty - Police Commissioner |
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Fuzzy Knight as Stuttering Gangster |
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Vince Barnett as Wilks |
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Samuel S. Hinds as Rev. Julian Cobb (uncredited) |
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Nell Craig as Mrs. Cobb (uncredited) |
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Gertrude Hoffmann as Mrs. Noon - Cobb's Landlady (uncredited) |
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Alec B. Francis as Rev. Thatcher (uncredited) |
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Chief John Big Tree as Chinese Guard (uncredited) |
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Wong Chung as Villager (uncredited) |
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John George as Gangster (uncredited) |
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John Ince as Burke (uncredited) |
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Frank LaRue as Jim (uncredited) |
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Ivan Linow as Chee Foo (uncredited) |
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Charles Sellon as Rev. Junius P. Withers (uncredited) |
| Directing | Sam Taylor | Director |
| Writing | Sam Taylor | Writer |
| Lighting | Bill McLellan | Gaffer |
| Sound | Alfred Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Clarence Budington Kelland | Novel |
| Camera | Walter Lundin | Director of Photography |
