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The Cat's-Paw

Born to an American missionary in China, Harold comes back to the USA as a total innocent and finds himself accidentally involved in a ferocious war between local Chinese tongs. The town politicians see him a perfect tool and he is persuaded to run for Mayor. They think he will be putty in their hands but, in a complete turnaround at the end, he proves to be quite the contrary.

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Cast & Crew See All

Harold Lloyd
Ezekiel Cobb
Una Merkel
Pet Pratt
George Barbier
Jake Mayo

Awards

  • 1934 - Photoplay Award - Best Pictures of the Month (October) - winner

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