The Bride Came C.O.D.

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The Bride Came C.O.D.
Directed by	William Keighley
Produced by	Hal B. Wallis
Written by	Kenneth Earl (story) M. M. Musselman Julius J. Epstein Philip G. Epstein
Starring	James Cagney Bette Davis Stuart Erwin Eugene Pallette Jack Carson George Tobias William Frawley
Music by	Max Steiner
Cinematography	Ernest Haller
Editing by	Thomas Richards
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date(s)	1941
Running time	92 min.
Country	U.S.
Language	English
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The Bride Came C.O.D. is a 1941 Warner Bros. screwball romantic comedy starring James Cagney as a pilot and Bette Davis as a runaway heiress. Although the film was publicized as the first movie pairing of Warner Bros.' two biggest stars, they had actually made Jimmy the Gent together in 1934.

The movie was written by Kenneth Earl, M. M. Musselman, and twins Julius J. Epstein and Philip G. Epstein, and directed by William Keighley.

[edit] Plot summary

Pilot Steve Collins (James Cagney) agrees to help bandleader Alan Brice (Jack Carson) and heiress Joan Winfield (Bette Davis) elope. Steve then contacts her father Lucius (Eugene Pallette), offering to prevent the marriage and deliver her to him in return for enough money to get out of debt.

Steve tricks Alan into getting off the plane, then takes off with Joan. When an irate Joan tries to jump out of the plane, Steve sees that she has her parachute on backwards and is forced to crash land near the ghost town of Bonanza. The next morning, they encounter the lone resident, Pop Tolliver (Harry Davenport). Joan escapes into an abandoned mine. When Steve follows her, they are trapped by a cave-in. Steve finds a way out, but hides it from Joan on the advice of Pop. Believing that they are going to die, Joan re-examines her frivolous life with great regret. Steve admits he loves her, but when he kisses her, she tastes food on his lips and realizes he has found a way out. They exit the mine to find that Alan has tracked them down, accompanied by a Nevada judge.

Steve does not object when Alan and Joan get married, hiding the fact that Bonanza is in California and therefore the wedding is invalid. The "newlyweds" board another plane, but when Joan figures out that they are not really married, she parachutes out to be reunited with Steve.