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The Bride Came C.O.D.

1941 · 92 min

A fast-talking, madcap romantic romp with slapstick crashes and witty banter, light and breezy throughout.

Directed by
William Keighley
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Tagline
She Came Collect and his heart paid the freight . . . in the year's romantic explosion !
Overview
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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Directed by
William Keighley
Genres
Comedy, Romance
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • class
  • freedom
  • deception
  • family
Places
  • road trip
  • small town
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour8
Realism4
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
William Keighley
Written by
Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein
Starring
James Cagney, Bette Davis, Stuart Erwin, Eugene Pallette, Jack Carson, George Tobias, Harry Davenport, William Frawley
Music
Max Steiner
Cinematography
Ernest Haller
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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