The Corpse Came C.O.D.
Murder inside a studio!
Genres
Overview
Rival reporters (George Brent, Joan Blondell) investigate a Hollywood star (Adele Jergens) and the box she receives with a dead man inside.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
87 min
Release Date
1947-06-02
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
3
Vote Average
5.7
George Brent
Joe Medford
Joan Blondell
Rosemary Durant
Adele Jergens
Mona Harrison
Jim Bannon
Det. Lt. Mark Wilson
Leslie Brooks
Peggy Holmes
Marvin Miller
Rudy Frasso
Una O'Connor
Nora
Grant Mitchell
Mitchell Edwards
Mary Field
Felice
Fred F. Sears
Det. Dave Short (as Fred Sears)
Cliff Clark
City Editor Emmett Willard
John Berkes
Larry Massey, Photographer
Willy Trenk-Trebitsch
Fields
Don Wilson
Narrator
Lane Chandler
Prison Guard
Edith Evanson
Rose's Assistant
William Forrest
Lance Fowler
Gregory Gaye
Director
Wilton Graff
Maxwell Kenyon
Cosmo Sardo
Hector Rose
Hedda Hopper
Herself
Louella Parsons
Herself
Sidney Skolsky
Himself
Jimmy Starr
Himself
Erskine Johnson
Himself
Patsy Moran
Script Girl
Kenner G. Kemp
Reporter
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