The Corpse Came COD
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Genre Comedy, Mystery Initial release June 2, 1947 Running time 1h 27m | 6/10 IMDb Duration Director Henry Levin Music director George Duning | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writer Dwight V. Babcock, George Bricker, Jimmy Starr (novel) Screenplay Dorothy B. Hughes, Jack Henley, Dwight V. Babcock, George Bricker Cast George Brent (Joe Medford), Joan Blondell (Rosemary Durant), Adele Jergens (Mona Harrison), Jim Bannon (Det. Lt. Mark Wilson), Leslie Brooks (Peggy Holmes), John Berkes (Larry Massey, Photographer)Similar movies Joan Blondell appears in The Corpse Came COD and Three Girls About Town | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rival reporters (George Brent, Joan Blondell) investigate a Hollywood star (Adele Jergens) and the box she receives with a dead man inside.
The Corpse Came C.O.D. is a 1947 American film directed by Henry Levin, produced by Samuel Bischoff and starring George Brent and Joan Blondell. 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.
Rival reporters (George Brent, Joan Blondell) investigate a Hollywood star (Adele Jergens) and the box she receives with a dead man inside.
Plot
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.
References
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