The Bride Came C.O.D. Movie Review 1941

Rough'n'tough pilot Cagney is hired by a rich Texas oil man to prevent his daughter (the one with the Bette Davis eyes) from marrying cheesy bandleader Carson. The payoff: $10 per pound if she's delivered unwed. What a surprise when Cagney faces the timeworn dilemma of having to choose between love and money. A contemporary issue of "Time" magazine trumpeted: "Screen's most talented tough guy rough-houses one of screen's best dramatic actresses." That tells you right there it's a romantic comedy. Cagney and Davis--a likely pairing, you'd think--are essentially fish out of water, bothered and bewildered by a weak script.

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Available on VHS
Running time 92 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Comedy, Wedding Bells

Screenplay

Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein

Cast

Bette Davis, James Cagney, Stuart Erwin, Jack Carson, George Tobias, Eugene Pallette, William Frawley

Director

William Keighley

Music

Max Steiner