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The Bride Came C.O.D. is an amiable romantic comedy that desperately wants to be "screwball" but ends up just being frenzied and frantic. Although Bette Davis may seem an odd choice for a screwball comedy like Bride, don't blame her; she and co-star James Cagney give the movie the spark and fire that it has, overcoming an Epstein Brothers screenplay that is long on plot complications, but short on genuine laughs. The various twists and turns of the script keep things interesting, but without truly witty dialogue and unique characters; the film lacks the "oomph" that turns a good little comedy into a raucous farce. William Keighley's direction is so-so, which leaves the stars on their own. They do a grand job of giving the film old-style movie star pizzazz, barreling over the rough spots as if they didn't exist and grabbing hold of the screenplay's good moments and playing them for all they're worth. They're aided by some excellent support from a roster of great character actors, which helps to offset Jack Carson's obnoxious and grating performance. Still, it's Cagney and Davis that make the film worth catching -- without them, this bride would have been left at the altar. ~ Craig Butler, All Movie Guide
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Warner Night at the Movies 1941 short subjects gallery: vintage newsreel, musical shorts Carnival of Rhythm and the Oscar-nominated Forty Boys and a Song, classic cartoons Porky's Pooch and the Oscar-nominated Rhapsody in Rivets, trailers of The Bride Came C.O.D. and 1941's Honeymoon for Three
Subtitles: English (feature film only)
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The Bride Came C.O.D. is an amiable romantic comedy that desperately wants to be "screwball" but ends up just being frenzied and frantic. Although Bette Davis may seem an odd choice for a screwball comedy like Bride, don't blame her; she and co-star James Cagney give the movie the spark and fire that it has, overcoming an Epstein Brothers screenplay that is long on plot complications, but short on genuine laughs. The various twists and turns of the script keep things interesting, but without truly witty dialogue and unique characters; the film lacks the "oomph" that turns a good little comedy into a raucous farce. William Keighley's direction is so-so, which leaves the stars on their own. They do a grand job of giving the film old-style movie star pizzazz, barreling over the rough spots as if they didn't exist and grabbing hold of the screenplay's good moments and playing them for all they're worth. They're aided by some excellent support from a roster of great character actors, which helps to offset Jack Carson's obnoxious and grating performance. Still, it's Cagney and Davis that make the film worth catching -- without them, this bride would have been left at the altar. ~ Craig Butler, All Movie Guide
On the DVD
Warner Night at the Movies 1941 short subjects gallery: vintage newsreel, musical shorts Carnival of Rhythm and the Oscar-nominated Forty Boys and a Song, classic cartoons Porky's Pooch and the Oscar-nominated Rhapsody in Rivets, trailers of The Bride Came C.O.D. and 1941's Honeymoon for Three
Subtitles: English (feature film only)
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