The Corpse Came C.O.D. (1947)
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Synopsis of The Corpse Came C.O.D.
Reminiscent of the classic "screwball" comedy-mysteries of the prewar years, Columbia's The Corpse Came C.O.D stars Warner Bros. alumni George Brent and Joan Blondell as rival Hollywood-based reporters Joe Medford and Rosemary Durant. When movie star Mona Harrison (Adele Jergens) receives a dead body in her morning mail, Joe and Rosemary fall over each other trying to solve the mystery and deliver a newspaper story "that'll tear this town wide open." Joe deduces that the dead man was involved with a jewelry-smuggling racket, while Rosemary chases down the stolen gems. Three murders later, the two reporters expose the killer-and though it wouldn't be nice to reveal the killer's identity, it's also worth noting that it won't be much of a surprise, either. Topheavy with comedy at the expense of mystery, The Corpse Came C.O.D. is an entertaining trifle, with the actual Columbia backlot standing in for the movie's fictional film studio. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of The Corpse Came C.O.D.
- George Brent - Joe Medford
- Adele Jergens - Mona Harrison
- Leslie Brooks - Peggy Holmes
- Fred Sears - Detective Dave Short
- Grant Mitchell - Mitchell Edwards
- Marvin Miller - Rudy Frasso
- Mary Field - Felice
- Wilton Graff - Maxwell Kenyon
- Michael Towne - Reporter
- Robert Kellard
- Paul Bryar
- Joan Blondell - Rosemary Durant
- Jim Bannon - Detective Mark Wilson
- John Berkes - Larry Massey
- William Trenk - Fields
- Una O'Connor - Nora
- William Forrest - Lance Fowler
- Cliff Clark - Emmett Willard
- Cosmo Sardo - Hector Rose
- Myron Healey
- Leon Lenoir - Waiter
- Lane Chandler - Prison Guard
- Director(s):
- Henry Levin
- Writer(s):
- Dwight V. Babcock, George Bricker
- Producer(s):
- Sam Bischoff
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