The Bride Came C.O.D.

The Bride Came C.O.D.

She Came Collect and his heart paid the freight . . . in the year's romantic explosion !

NR 1941 · 92 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy, Romance

A financially-strapped charter pilot hires himself to an oil tycoon to kidnap his madcap daughter and prevent her from marrying a vapid band leader.

Directed by William Keighley · Written by Kenneth Earl

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