The Bride Came C.O.D.

The Bride Came C.O.D.

 Cast: James Cagney
James Cagney
, Bette Davis
Bette Davis
, Eugene Pallette
Eugene Pallette
, Stuart Erwin
Stuart Erwin
, Jack Carson
Jack Carson
The Bride Came C.O.D.

The Bride Came C.O.D.

 Cast: James Cagney
James Cagney
, Bette Davis
Bette Davis
, Eugene Pallette
Eugene Pallette
, Stuart Erwin
Stuart Erwin
, Jack Carson
Jack Carson

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Overview

Neither James Cagney nor Bette Davis were particularly pleased with the outdated screwball comedy The Bride Came C.O.D., but both performers behaved with thorough professionalism, doing a lot more for the film than the film did for them. Davis stars as flighty heiress Joan Winfield, whose impending marriage to bandleader Allen Brice (Jack Carson) does not rest well with her oil-rich father Lucius K. Winfield (Eugene Pallette). When Joan announces that she intends to defy her father's wishes and elope with Brice, Winfield hires charter pilot Steve Collins (Cagney) to kidnap the girl and deliver her back home, C.O.D. Nearly bankrupt, Steve goes along with the scheme, but on the return flight his plane crashes in the desert. Realizing that he's only a few miles from civilization, Steve schemes to keep Joan from signalling any potential rescuers by chasing her into an old tunnel and convincing her that they're hopelessly lost. When Joan tumbles to the scheme, she forces Steve to let her marry Brice. The surprisingly cooperative Steve agrees, knowing full well that he still has a few aces up his sleeve. So guess who Joan ends up with at fadeout time? Genuine laughs are few and far between in this hectic farce, but at least Bette Davis has one hilarious moment, predicated on her outraged delivery of the word "Mustard!"

Product Details

Release Date: 04/10/2018
UPC: 0888574661434
Original Release: 1941
Source: Warner Archives
Language: English
Sales rank: 5,787

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
James Cagney Steve Collins
Bette Davis Joan Winfield
Eugene Pallette Lucius K. Winfield
Stuart Erwin Tommy Keenan
Jack Carson Allen Brice
George Tobias Peewee
Harry Davenport Pop Tolliver
William Frawley Sheriff McGee
Edward Brophy Hinkle,Hinkle
Harry Holman Judge Sobler
Creighton Hale Reporter
Frank Mayo Reporter
Jack Mower Reporter
William 'Billy' Newell McGee's Pilot
William Hopper Keenan's Pilot
Eddy Chandler Policeman,1st Reporter
J. Anthony Hughes Policeman
Lee Phelps Policeman
Reid Kilpatrick Announcer
Cliff Saum Airport Mechanic
Richard Travis Airline Dispatcher
Alphonse Martell Headwaiter
Saul Gorss Reporters' Pilot
Herbert Anderson Reporter
Peter Ashley Actor
Mary Brodel Second operator
Lucia Carroll Actor
Richard Clayton Newsboy
Garrett Craig Actor
Peggy Diggins First operator
Sam Hayes Announcer
Olaf Hytten Valet
Douglas Kennedy Reporter
John Ridgely Actor
Charles Sullivan Ambulance driver
Claude Wisberg Newsboy
Max Steiner Composer

Technical Credits
William Keighley Director
Julius J. Epstein Screenwriter,Screenwriter
William Cagney Producer
Hal B. Wallis Producer
Rex Wimpy Special Effects
Byron Haskin Special Effects
Robert B. Lee Sound/Sound Designer
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