The Cat's-Paw poster

Movie · 1934

The Cat's-Paw

Released 7 August 1934 More from 1934 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

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.

FR·01

How old were they?

Oldest first
George Barbier
as Jake Mayo
69
Grant Mitchell
as Silk Hot McGee
60
Alan Dinehart
as Mayor Ed Morgan
44
Nat Pendleton
as Strozzi
39
Una Merkel
as Petunia Pratt / Cobb
30
FR·02

The numbers

Computed from the cast above
39years between the oldest and youngest billed
69George Barbier — oldest on the call sheet
30Una Merkel — youngest billed
48average age of the credited cast
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