''The Corpse Came C.O.D.'' is a 1947 American comedy- mystery film directed by Henry Levin, produced by Samuel Bischoff and starring George Brent and Joan Blondell. The comedic mystery is notable for featuring cameos by Hollywood gossip columnists appearing as themselves:

Harrison Carroll Harrison Carroll (23 June 1901 – 1972) was a Hollywood gossip columnist who worked at the ''Los Angeles Herald-Express,'' and whom John Wayne credited with being not only a mentor to him but helping him come up with a moniker to replace his birt ...

, Jimmy Fidler, George Fisher, Hedda Hopper,

Erskine Johnson Erskine Johnson (December 14, 1910 - June 14, 1984) was a Hollywood gossip columnist who worked for the Hearst newspaper chain and appeared on the radio and in motion pictures. Career His column "Hollywood Notes" was syndicated by the Newsp ...

, Louella Parsons, and Sidney Skolsky. The movie is based on a novel by columnist

Jimmy Starr Jimmy Starr (3 February 1904 – August 13, 1990) was an American screenwriter and columnist. Starr worked as a screenwriter in Hollywood during the 1930s. From the 1940s he worked as a film writer and columnist, providing reviews and insight ...

, who also appears in the movie.

Plot

Two reporters who are in love (Brent and Blondell) compete with each other when covering the story about the discovery of a corpse found at the mansion of a famous Hollywood movie actress.

Cast

* George Brent as Joe Medford * Joan Blondell as Rosemary Durant *

Adele Jergens Adele Jergens (November 26, 1917 – November 22, 2002) was an American actress. Early life and career Born in Brooklyn, New York, as Adele Louisa Jurgens (some sources say Jurgenson), she rose to prominence in the late 1930s when she was named ...

as Mona Harrison * Jim Bannon as Det. Lt. Mark Wilson * Leslie Brooks as Peggy Holmes * John Berkes as Larry Massey, Photographer *

Fred F. Sears Frederick Francis Sears (July 7, 1913 – November 30, 1957) was an American film actor and director. Biography Sears, formerly based in Boston as a dramatic director and instructor, was hired as a dialogue director by Columbia Pictures i ...

as Det. Dave Short (as Fred Sears) *

William Trenk Willy Trenk-Trebitsch (March 11, 1902 – September 21, 1983) was an Austrian actor. He was born in Vienna. He was especially famous for his performances as Mack the Knife in ''The Threepenny Opera''; he also had a film career. He died in Berli ...

as Fields * Grant Mitchell as Mitchell Edwards * Una O'Connor as Nora *

Marvin Miller Marvin Julian Miller (April 14, 1917 – November 27, 2012) was an American baseball executive who served as the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) from 1966 to 1982. Under Miller's direction, the players ...

as Rudy Frasso

References

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''The Corpse Came C.O.D.'' (1947) and the Hollywood Gossip Columnists
Immortal Ephemera 1948 films Columbia Pictures films American black-and-white films Films set in Los Angeles 1940s crime comedy films Films scored by George Duning 1940s English-language films Films about journalists American crime comedy films American comedy mystery films Films produced by Samuel Bischoff Films based on crime novels 1948 comedy films 1947 comedy films 1947 films Films directed by Henry Levin 1940s American films {{comedy-crime-film-stub