The Cat's Paw

The Cat's Paw, 1934. A man raised in China comes to America and runs for Mayor of a corrupt town.

Written & directed by Sam Taylor; story by Clarence Budington Kelland. Starring Harold Lloyd & Una Merkel, with George Barbier, Nat Pendleton, Grace Bradley, & Alan Dinehart.

Concept: C
Story: C
Characters: B
Dialog: B
Pacing: C
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: D
Acting: C
Music: C
Enjoyment: It's more like a 1980's movie than something you'd expect to be made by a silent film star. Except that if it was made in the 80's it wouldn't be any good, while this is quite witty. B

GPA: 2.2/4

[update of a previous post - original is here]