An oil baron eugene pallette stops his daughter, jane winfield bette davis, from eloping to las vegas with a band leader jack carson by hiring hardup charter plane pilot steve collins james cagney to kidnap her for a tidy ransom. My quest to find an old an uninsane bette david movie led me to this accidental find while browsing in the library. Although keighleys record with comedy had been mixed, warner brothers entrusted him with one of their most expensive acquisitions, the broadway hit the man who came to dinner, which. James cagney, bette davis, stuart erwin, eugene pallette, jack carson, george tobias, harry davenport, william frawley. The 1941 directed by william keighley with a screenplay by julius and philip epstein this average comedy features the second and last pairing of warner bros. Unrated a pilot and a temperamental heiress are stranded in the desert together. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. This 1941 black and white film is a charming, delicious, merry and very, very silly romantic comedy. James cagney in the bride came cod 1941 september 14, 2018 6.
A financiallystrapped charter pilot hires himself to an oil tycoon to kidnap his madcap daughter and prevent her from marrying a vapid band leader. Jan 11, 2011 im convinced that some of the brilliance of this little gem must come via inspiration for the writers gleaned from it happened one night. Pilot steve collins james cagney is going to fly them to nevada but makes a deal with her father to deliver her home unmarried in order to get enough money to pay off his plane. Joan frequently tangles with cactus, the detour to an abandoned town is a fresh angle, and the character of pop, making up the population of one, instills a healthy dose of caustic humour. The private lives of elizabeth and essex 1939 official trailer bette davis drama movie hd duration. Original trailer a pilot and a tempermental heiress are stranded in the desert together in the bride came c.
It has legendary actors james cagney and bette davis in the second of only two movies they appeared in together. It really is a shame that bette davis didnt do more comedies in her early years but thanks to warners we at least have this to treasure. Bette davis and james cagney ignite the screen with laughs in this perdurable classic about. Keenan charters an airplane for the trip from pilot steve collins, whose only plane is about to be repossessed by a finance company. Sign in sign up login with facebook login with twitter. Tommy kennan stuart erwin needs news, and bandleader allen brice jack carson announces he is. What a surprise when cagney faces the timeworn dilemma of having to choose between love and money. See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. Seeing the female character be just as illtempered and spiteful back to the main male character makes for twisted and fun comedy. James cagney, bette davis, harry davenport, jack carson, eugene pallette, george tobias country. James cagney, bette davis, stuart erwin, eugene pallette en jack carson. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Starring james cagney as steve collins, bette davis as joan winfield, eugene pallette as lucius winfield, and harry davenport as pop tolliver. Bride came cod 1941 region 1 dvd new item information.
A bankrupt pilot attempts to bring home the daughter of a disapproving millionaire after she runs off to elope with a scoundrel. Danielroffle delightful underrated screwball comedy. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of the bride came c. His cargo is joan winfield, an heiress whose elopement with a musician is kiboshed when steve kidnaps her so he can fly her to her irate papa. Steve is something of a ladies man but misrepresents himself as a married man and the father of two children in order to. Starring james cagney, bette davis, stuart erwin, and eugene pallette. At the urging of radio gossip broadcaster tommy keenan, oil heiress joan winfield and band leader allen brice decide to elope to las vegas. With james cagney, bette davis, stuart erwin, eugene pallette. Usa she came collect and his heart paid the freight. Sometimes there is a reason for not having heard of a movie. Davis plays an oil heiress on her way to eloping with jack carsons character when her father played by eugene pallette hires freight pilot. A pilot and a temperamental heiress are stranded in the desert together. William keighley james cagney, bette davis b7rk84 from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors.
Theres an anarchic quality to some of the scenes in the bride came cod. Furious at her abduction, jane attempts to parachute from the plane, forcing steve to land in the desert near the town of bonanza where, along with. More information contains translations by tu chemnitz and mr honeys business dictionary german english. Links to this dictionary or to single translations are very welcome. A pilot is paid by her father to abduct an eloping heiress. Although the film was publicized as the first screen pairing of warner bros.
Directed by 1 writing credits 4 cast 53 produced by 2 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 art direction by 1 costume design by 1 makeup department 1 second unit director or assistant director 1 sound department 1. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Cod2 realism mod the battle of moscow, 1941 youtube. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. They got thehit they were hoping for it was one of the years top 20 boxofficefilms but a year later the studio gave them the bird. Although bette davis may seem an odd choice for a screwball comedy like bride, dont blame her. Roughntough pilot cagney is hired by a rich texas oil man to prevent his daughter the one with the bette davis eyes from marrying cheesy bandleader carson.
A financiallystrapped charter pilot hires himself to an oil tycoon to. The german wehrmacht, after their invasion of the baltic and ukrainian ssrs have launched their operation typhoon, and have pushed into the heart of the soviet heartland. William keighley, james cagney, bette davis, stuart erwin, eugene pallette, jack carson, george tobias, harry. English german online dictionary developed to help you share your knowledge with others.
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