The Cat's Paw

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12/24/2019 Fun creative movie, not the usual Harold Lloyd slapstick but still very entertaining. See more 06/18/2016 Very different in style to Lloyd's previous movies, it fares pretty well overall despite its rather odd and unbelievable final act. See more 04/19/2015 another good Harold Lloyd comedy. See more 12/28/2010 Really unique movie by Lloyd in which he tries his hand at a dialogue-based comedy rather than his old stunts and gags model. Also, he plays a missionary's son who cultural background is more Chinese than American. He really does a good job, but talkie comedies were a competitive field by this time, and Lloyd's fame continued to fade. Highlights include a pre-code dancers in a nightclub and Lloyd's uh, extreme solution to the city's gang problem. See more 08/16/2010 Racist, sure, but taken within its context, it's a lot of fun. Taylor's direction is very lively and engaging, and Lloyd does very well in a sound film. It's less zany than his silents, but perhaps more amusing, what with the satirical shift in material (and I likes me good satire). George Barbier is awesome, as well. A terrific little gem that deserves to be remembered. See more 12/15/2008 This movie was a bit of a departure from Harold Lloyd's previous movies. Comedy derived more from dialogue, often rather serious, predominates here, rather than the elaborate sight gags which powered Harold's classics of the past. There are some splendid moments, however, which are pure visual fun, as when Harold attempts to follow a convertible down a crowded street, or when he desperately tries to keep a nightclub stripper from losing her clothes. There is also the climactic scene, set in a Chinatown basement, in which Harold gleefully jumps unabashedly into the darkest comedy. But most of the humor derives from Harold's refusal to be the patsy of the criminals who've run his hometown for years. See more Read all reviews

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