

The Bride Came C.O.D.
1941-07-12 · 92 min · ★ 6.9
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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- Directors
- William Keighley
- Production companies
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
James CagneySteve Collins
Bette DavisJoan Winfield
Stuart ErwinTommy Keenan
Eugene PalletteLucius K. Winfield
Jack CarsonAllen Brice
George TobiasPeewee Defoe
Harry DavenportPop Tolliver
William FrawleySheriff McGee
Edward BrophyHinkle
Harry HolmanJudge Sobler
George DavisEmbassy Club Waiter (uncredited)
William HopperPilot
Chick ChandlerReporter
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