Question 1

Why did Harold Lloyd delay his next film after 'Movie Crazy'?

Accepted Answer

Lloyd could find no suitable story until he bought 'The Cat's Paw' after only the first chapter was written.

Question 2

How much did Harold Lloyd pay for the rights to the novel?

Accepted Answer

He paid $25,000 ($488,000 in 2018) for the rights, after the story was serialized in the Saturday Evening Post.

Question 3

Which actors were borrowed from other studios for this film?

Accepted Answer

Grace Bradley and George Barbier from Paramount, and Una Merkel from MGM.

Question 4

What is the premise of 'The Cat's-Paw'?

Accepted Answer

Naive Ezekial Cobb, raised in China, returns to America to find a wife and is used as a dummy mayoral candidate, but unexpectedly wins and starts a reform crusade.

Question 5

Who directed 'The Cat's-Paw' and who wrote the story?

Accepted Answer

Sam Taylor directed and co-wrote; Clarence Budington Kelland wrote the original story.

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