| The Bride Came C.O.D. | |
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| Directed by | William Keighley |
| Screenplay by | M. M. Musselman Julius J. Epstein Philip G. Epstein |
| Story by | Kenneth Earl |
| Produced by | Hal B. Wallis |
| Starring | James Cagney Bette Davis Stuart Erwin Eugene Pallette |
| Cinematography | Ernest Haller |
| Edited by | Thomas Richards |
| Music by | Max Steiner |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Bride Came C.O.D. is a 1941 American screwball romantic comedy starring James Cagney as an airplane pilot and Bette Davis as a runaway heiress, and directed by William Keighley. Although the film was publicized as the first screen pairing of Warner Bros.' two biggest stars, they had actually made Jimmy the Gent together in 1934, and had wanted to find another opportunity to work together.
The screenplay was written by Kenneth Earl, M. M. Musselman, and twins Julius J. Epstein and Philip G. Epstein. The basic plot owes much to It Happened One Night, in which an heiress seeks to marry a playboy of whom her father disapproves, only to end up with a charming working man.