Summary
The Corpse Came C.O.D. is a 1947 American comedy mystery film directed by Henry Levin, produced by Samuel Bischoff and starring George Brent, Joan Blondell and Adele Jergens. The comedic mystery is notable for featuring cameos by Hollywood gossip columnists appearing as themselves: Harrison Carroll, Jimmy Fidler, George Fisher, Hedda Hopper, Erskine Johnson, Louella Parsons, and Sidney Skolsky. The movie is based on a novel by columnist Jimmy Starr, who also appears in the movie. The title makes reference to the practice of cash on delivery. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures.
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| Directed by | Henry Levin |
| Written by | Dwight V. Babcock George Bricker |
| Screenplay by | Dorothy B. Hughes Jack Henley |
| Based on | The Corpse Came C.O.D. 1944 novel by Jimmy Starr |
| Produced by | Samuel Bischoff |
| Starring | George Brent Joan Blondell Adele Jergens |
| Cinematography | Lucien N. Andriot |
| Edited by | Jerome Thoms |
| Music by | George Duning |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot edit
Two reporters who are in love (Brent and Blondell) compete with each other when covering the story about the discovery of a corpse found at the mansion of a famous Hollywood movie actress.[1]
Cast edit
- George Brent as Joe Medford
- Joan Blondell as Rosemary Durant
- Adele Jergens as Mona Harrison
- Jim Bannon as Det. Lt. Mark Wilson
- Leslie Brooks as Peggy Holmes
- John Berkes as Larry Massey, Photographer
- Fred F. Sears as Det. Dave Short
- William Trenk as Fields
- Grant Mitchell as Mitchell Edwards
- Una O'Connor as Nora
- Marvin Miller as Rudy Frasso
- Mary Field as Felice
- Cliff Clark as Emmett Willard
- Wilton Graff as Maxwell Kenyon
- William Forrest as Lance Fowler
- Cosmo Sardo as Hector Rose
- Charles Wagenheim as Claude
- Lane Chandler as Prison Guard
- Gregory Gaye as Movie Studio Director
- Pat O'Malley as Truck Driver
- George Fisher as Himself
- Harrison Carroll as Himself
- Jimmy Fidler as Himself
- Hedda Hopper as Herself
- Erskine Johnson as Himself
- Louella Parsons as Herself
- Sidney Skolsky as Himself
- Jimmy Starr as Himself
References edit
- ^ Vineyard, David L. "THE CORPSE CAME C.O.D. (1947)". Mysteryfile.com. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
External links edit
- The Corpse Came C.O.D at IMDb
- The Corpse Came C.O.D at the TCM Movie Database
- The Corpse Came C.O.D. at AllMovie
- The Corpse Came C.O.D at the American Film Institute Catalog
- The Corpse Came C.O.D. (1947) and the Hollywood Gossip Columnists, Immortal Ephemera
