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  • The Cat's-Paw (1934)
  • Not Rated
    102 min | Comedy
The Cat's-Paw (1934)
Not Rated
102 min | Comedy

A naive missionary brought up 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.
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Director
Writers
Clarence Budington Kelland (story) | Sam Taylor (screen play)
Producer
Jeffrey Vance (video release)
Cinematographer
Walter Lundin (photography)
Editor
Bernard W. Burton (as Bernard Burton)
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Release date
Aug 7, 1934 (United States)

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Cast

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93 cast members
Name Known for
Harold Lloyd
Ezekiel Cobb Ezekiel Cobb   See fewer
Una Merkel
Pet Pratt Pet Pratt   See fewer
George Barbier
Jake Mayo Jake Mayo   See fewer
Nat Pendleton
Strozzi Strozzi   See fewer
Grace Bradley
Dolores Doce Dolores Doce   See fewer
Alan Dinehart
Mayor Ed Morgan Mayor Ed Morgan   See fewer
Grant Mitchell
Silk Hat McGee Silk Hat McGee   See fewer
E. Alyn Warren
Tien Wang (as Fred Warren) Tien Wang (as Fred Warren)   See fewer
Warren Hymer
'Spike' Slattery 'Spike' Slattery   See fewer
J. Farrell MacDonald
Shigley (as J. Farrell Macdonald) Shigley (as J. Farrell Macdonald)   See fewer
James Donlan
Red - the Reporter Red - the Reporter   See fewer
Edwin Maxwell
District Attorney Neal District Attorney Neal   See fewer
Frank Sheridan
Dan Moriarity - Police Commissioner Dan Moriarity - Police Commissioner   See fewer
Fuzzy Knight
Stuttering Gangster Stuttering Gangster   See fewer
Vince Barnett
Wilks - a Gangster (as Vincent Barnett) Wilks - a Gangster (as Vincent Barnett)   See fewer
Samuel Adams
Irish Cop (uncredited) Irish Cop (uncredited)   See fewer
Ernie Alexander
Pedestrian Who Explains About Radio (uncredited) Pedestrian Who Explains About Radio (uncredited)   See fewer
Dorothy Bay
Withers' Housekeeper (uncredited) Withers' Housekeeper (uncredited)   See fewer
Vangie Beilby
Boarder (uncredited) Boarder (uncredited)   See fewer
Brooks Benedict
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Nightclub Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Chief John Big Tree
Chinese Guards (uncredited) Chinese Guards (uncredited)   See fewer
Herman Bing
German-Speaking Gangster (uncredited) German-Speaking Gangster (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy Bletcher
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Boland
Photographer (uncredited) Photographer (uncredited)   See fewer
Sidney Bracey
Boarder (uncredited) Boarder (uncredited)   See fewer
James Bradbury Jr.
Gangster (uncredited) Gangster (uncredited)   See fewer
Don Brodie
Gangster (uncredited) Gangster (uncredited)   See fewer
James Burke
Gargan (uncredited) Gargan (uncredited)   See fewer
Frederick Burt
Keen Lung (uncredited) Keen Lung (uncredited)   See fewer
Bob Chapman
Photographer (uncredited) Photographer (uncredited)   See fewer
Wong Chung
Villager (uncredited) Villager (uncredited)   See fewer
Nell Craig
Mrs. Cobb (uncredited) Mrs. Cobb (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Cramer
Police Sergeant Escorting Strozzi (uncredited) Police Sergeant Escorting Strozzi (uncredited)   See fewer
George Davis
Snoring Boarder (uncredited) Snoring Boarder (uncredited)   See fewer
Jimmy Dime
Gangster (uncredited) Gangster (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Don
Wang's Chinese Servant (uncredited) Wang's Chinese Servant (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy Dooley
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Dugan
Pedestrian Giving Directions (uncredited) Pedestrian Giving Directions (uncredited)   See fewer
Lalo Encinas
Chinese Guard (uncredited) Chinese Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Fetherston
Photographer (uncredited) Photographer (uncredited)   See fewer
Alec B. Francis
Rev. Thatcher (uncredited) Rev. Thatcher (uncredited)   See fewer
John George
Gangster (uncredited) Gangster (uncredited)   See fewer
Rosa Gore
Boarder (uncredited) Boarder (uncredited)   See fewer
Kit Guard
Gangster (uncredited) Gangster (uncredited)   See fewer
Pat Harmon
Cop (uncredited) Cop (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Hearn
Radio Listener (uncredited) Radio Listener (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Herbert
Drunk (uncredited) Drunk (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Herrick
Gangster (uncredited) Gangster (uncredited)   See fewer
Samuel S. Hinds
Rev. Julian Cobb - Missionary (uncredited) Rev. Julian Cobb - Missionary (uncredited)   See fewer
Gertrude Hoffman
Mrs. Noon - Cobb's Landlady (uncredited) Mrs. Noon - Cobb's Landlady (uncredited)   See fewer
David Holt
Ezekiel as a Boy (uncredited) Ezekiel as a Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Pete Homer
Chinese Guard (uncredited) Chinese Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Arthur Hoyt
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
John Ince
Burke - a Politician (uncredited) Burke - a Politician (uncredited)   See fewer
William Irving
Boarder (uncredited) Boarder (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter James
Nightclub Doorman (uncredited) Nightclub Doorman (uncredited)   See fewer
Sydney Jarvis
Extra at Photo Session (uncredited) Extra at Photo Session (uncredited)   See fewer
DeWitt Jennings
Pete - Policeman (uncredited) Pete - Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Johnny Kascier
Photographer (uncredited) Photographer (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Kennedy
Mulligan - a Politician (uncredited) Mulligan - a Politician (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank LaRue
Jim - Politician (uncredited) Jim - Politician (uncredited)   See fewer
James B. Leong
Lee Chang - Chinese Villager (uncredited) Lee Chang - Chinese Villager (uncredited)   See fewer
Ivan Linow
Chee Foo - Strongarm (uncredited) Chee Foo - Strongarm (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom London
Murph - Cop (uncredited) Murph - Cop (uncredited)   See fewer
James T. Mack
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
George MacQuarrie
Assistant District Attorney (uncredited) Assistant District Attorney (uncredited)   See fewer
Noel Madison
Gangster (uncredited) Gangster (uncredited)   See fewer
George Magrill
Gangster (uncredited) Gangster (uncredited)   See fewer
Jim Mason
Gangster (uncredited) Gangster (uncredited)   See fewer
Matt McHugh
Taxi Driver (uncredited) Taxi Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles McMurphy
Cop at Elevator (uncredited) Cop at Elevator (uncredited)   See fewer
Thomas Mitchell
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Frances Morris
Radio Listener (uncredited) Radio Listener (uncredited)   See fewer
Louis Natheaux
Headwaiter (uncredited) Headwaiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Panzer
Gangster (uncredited) Gangster (uncredited)   See fewer
Dewey Robinson
Chinese Guard (uncredited) Chinese Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Constantine Romanoff
Chinese Guard (uncredited) Chinese Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Sellon
Rev. Junius P. Withers (uncredited) Rev. Junius P. Withers (uncredited)   See fewer
Pat Somerset
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Nightclub Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Larry Steers
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Nightclub Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
John M. Sullivan
Jones (uncredited) Jones (uncredited)   See fewer
Phil Tead
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Tenbrook
Gangster (uncredited) Gangster (uncredited)   See fewer
Ray Turner
Bootblack (uncredited) Bootblack (uncredited)   See fewer
Michael Visaroff
Gangster (uncredited) Gangster (uncredited)   See fewer
Fred Walton
Boarder (uncredited) Boarder (uncredited)   See fewer
James Wang
Chinese Elder (uncredited) Chinese Elder (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Williams
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Leo Willis
Gangster in Ice Wagon (uncredited) Gangster in Ice Wagon (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Wilson
Gangster (uncredited) Gangster (uncredited)   See fewer
Ernest Wood
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
John Wray
Man on Street (uncredited) Man on Street (uncredited)   See fewer
Noah Young
Strongarm (uncredited) Strongarm (uncredited)   See fewer
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