The Bride Came C.O.D.

1941
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1h 32m

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6.9/10

3.8K

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James Cagney and Bette Davis in The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941)

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Romantic Comedy Screwball Comedy Comedy Romance

A financially-strapped charter pilot hires himself to an oil tycoon to kidnap his madcap daughter and prevent her from marrying a vapid band leader.A financially-strapped charter pilot hires himself to an oil tycoon to kidnap his madcap daughter and prevent her from marrying a vapid band leader.A financially-strapped charter pilot hires himself to an oil tycoon to kidnap his madcap daughter and prevent her from marrying a vapid band leader.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

3.8K

YOUR RATING

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Trivia
Although the movie was publicized as the first screen pairing of Warner Bros.'s two biggest stars, James Cagney and Bette Davis had co-starred in Jimmy the Gent (1934) seven years earlier and had wanted to find another opportunity to work together.

Goofs
The American Airlines plane Brice is shown boarding in Los Angeles is not the same one he gets off at Amarillo. The registration of the departing plane is NC16006. The one that arrives in Amarillo is NC21752.

Quotes
Joan Winfield: Don't you get lonesome being here all alone?
Pop Tolliver: No, I like people. Not seeing many of 'em keeps me liking 'em.

Crazy credits
The opening credits appear on a series of luggage tags.

Alternate versions
Also available in a computer colorized version.

Connections
Featured in Brother Can You Spare a Dime (1975)

Soundtracks
Ochi Tchornya (Dark Eyes)
(uncredited)
Traditional Russian ballad
Played by the orchestra at the Embassy Club for The Rogers Dancers act

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Featured review

9/10

The miracle of lowered expectations

I had always avoided this flick because I love both its stars and had read and heard not-so-flattering things about it. Finally caught up with it on the beautiful DVD transfer, and was either laughing or smiling from beginning to end, and believe me that's a rarity! How nice to see all those naysayers proved wrong. Granted, this is one of the most contrived and tortured "meet cute" setups in screwball history, but the plot mechanics are dispensed with quickly and it's all Cagney and Davis at their most sparkling from there on. I actually think it's best to watch this not knowing what happens, so I'll just say WATCH IT if you have a liking for either -- or both -- of these stars. And the Epstein-brothers' script is hilarious; it should be studied by today's comedy writers.