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The Corpse Came C.O.D.
The Corpse Came C.O.D.

The Corpse Came C.O.D.

Murder inside a studio!

Genres

ComedyMystery

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Rival reporters (George Brent, Joan Blondell) investigate a Hollywood star (Adele Jergens) and the box she receives with a dead man inside.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

87 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

02 June 1947

Country

United States of America

Cast

George Brent

George Brent

Joe Medford

Joan Blondell

Joan Blondell

Rosemary Durant

Adele Jergens

Adele Jergens

Mona Harrison

Jim Bannon

Jim Bannon

Det. Lt. Mark Wilson

Leslie Brooks

Leslie Brooks

Peggy Holmes

Marvin Miller

Marvin Miller

Rudy Frasso

Una O'Connor

Una O'Connor

Nora

Grant Mitchell

Grant Mitchell

Mitchell Edwards

Mary Field

Mary Field

Felice

Fred F. Sears

Fred F. Sears

Det. Dave Short (as Fred Sears)

Cliff Clark

Cliff Clark

City Editor Emmett Willard

John Berkes

John Berkes

Larry Massey, Photographer

Willy Trenk-Trebitsch

Willy Trenk-Trebitsch

Fields

Don Wilson

Don Wilson

Narrator

Lane Chandler

Lane Chandler

Prison Guard

Edith Evanson

Edith Evanson

Rose's Assistant

William Forrest

William Forrest

Lance Fowler

Gregory Gaye

Gregory Gaye

Director

Wilton Graff

Wilton Graff

Maxwell Kenyon

Cosmo Sardo

Cosmo Sardo

Hector Rose

Hedda Hopper

Hedda Hopper

Herself

Louella Parsons

Louella Parsons

Herself

Sidney Skolsky

Sidney Skolsky

Himself

Jimmy Starr

Jimmy Starr

Himself

Erskine Johnson

Erskine Johnson

Himself

Patsy Moran

Patsy Moran

Script Girl

Kenner G. Kemp

Kenner G. Kemp

Reporter

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